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ART 204 - Advanced Printmaking

3 humanities credits

An advanced exploration of printmaking as a personalized vehicle of expression. Students explore contemporary approaches to printmaking, while developing a coherent body of work and a professional portfolio. Presses include Charles Brand and American French Tool etching presses and a large format electric book press.Printmaking is the technical and aesthetic area of the visual arts in which the artist draws on (or otherwise manipulates) a print surface of some kind (such as a linoleum block or piece of etching zinc). Original works, resembling drawings, are created by applying ink to the incised (or otherwise treated) print surface and pressing paper against it.Class Hours: 4Prerequisite: ART 111 Printmaking II or permission from Visual Arts Curriculum Chair.