Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking

by Sarah Riley

Overview

Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking is an essential introduction to printmaking using a wide range of low-cost materials. This practical guide includes easy-to-follow instructions, hints and tips on all of the main printmaking techniques, as well as over 90 examples of works by contemporary printmakers and 19 profiles explaining the artists' methods and inspiration.

Mixed-media printmaking allows vast freedom for experimentation and armed with the knowledge inside this book it is possible to adapt and refine the basic techniques to suit your own projects. This beautiful book will be an inspiration for printmakers at all levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789940084
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	9.13(w) x 10.13(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Sarah Riley is Professor of Art and Head of Printmaking at the Holland School of the Visual and Performing Arts, Southeast Missouri State University, and is a regular guest lecturer at other institutions. Her own work has been widely exhibited and has received numerous honours, grants and awards.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1 Collagraphs and beyond
Print planning
Photocopy transfers
Drawing before printing
Making a collagraph plate
Preparing a cardboard base plate
Preparing a Perspex base plate
Techniques for building a collagraph plate
Sealing and finishing a plate
Printing a collagraph plate
Making a print registration package
Inking, wiping and printing the plate
Viscosity inking and variations
Further notes on printing
Cleaning the ink slab and tools

2 Monoprinting suggestions
Substrates
Using offset prints as guides
Printing a monoprint
Watercolour monoprints
Trace Monotypes

3 Chine collé, stencils and rainbow rolls
Chine collé
Stencils
Rainbow roll with stencils and chine collé

4 Drypoint
Preparing a Perspex (Plexiglas) plate for drypoint
Preparing copper plates for drypoint
Sharpening tools
Inking, wiping and printing drypoint plates

5 Relief printing
The relief print
Making a relief print
Inking
Printing the relief block
Drying prints

6 Polyester plate lithography
Imaging with a printer or photocopier
Halftone
Imaging a polyester plate autographically
Using toner tusche
Inking and preparation of a polyester litho plate
Using an etching press to print the polyester litho plate
The printing process
Cleaning the plate
Registration

7 Other directions

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Nicely produced and copiously illustrated and there is a nice progress from relatively simple instruction to consideration of the work of a variety of practitioners in the field.” —Art Book Review

“A helpful, practical guide for printmakers of all levels.” —The Artist

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