Printmaking is the process of transferring an image from a matrix to another surface.

For Beginners16+

Printmaking is the process of transferring an image from a matrix to another surface. In this class, we explore this concept in a tactile way, engaging with everyday materials and places.

We will experiment with techniques such as frottage, decalcomania, tracing, monotype, and monoprint and can apply our discoveries in small woodcut and woodblock prints.”

Frottage – A technique that involves rubbing pencil, graphite, chalk, crayon, or another medium onto a sheet of paper that has been placed on top of a textured object or surface. The process causes the raised portions of the surface below to be translated to the sheet.

Decalcomania – A transfer technique, developed in the 18th century, in which ink, paint, or another medium is spread onto a surface and, while still wet, covered with material such as paper, glass, or aluminum foil, which, when removed, transfers a pattern that may be further embellished upon.

A monotype is essentially ONE of a kind: mono is a Latin word which means one and type means kind. Therefore, a monotype is one printed image which does not have any form of matrix. On the other hand, a monoprint has some form of basic matrix such as an etching plate that is repeated in different variations.