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Modern Printmaking By S Covey

Modern Printmaking by S Covey


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Summary

This all-in-one guide to printmaking techniques is a complete technical and inspirational book on the history and contemporary processes for relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, mixed media/transfers and post digital graphics, with extended profiles of a wide range of contemporary printmakers.

Modern Printmaking Summary

Modern Printmaking by S Covey

A fully-illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists. Printmaking is flourishing in the digital age, appealing to both "traditional" artists as well as those interested in graphic design and digital technique. This all-in-one guide to printmaking techniques is a complete technical and inspirational book on the history and contemporary processes for relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, mixed media/transfers and post digital graphics, with extended profiles of a wide range of contemporary printmakers. Featuring instruction, interviews, example images and philosophy, this beautiful book provides a truly modern look at printmaking today, in all its forms.

Modern Printmaking Reviews

Sylvie Coveys excellent book on printmaking is not only beautiful and informative but also covers a wide range of printmaking processes, bothconventional and digital, with detailed information on tools, inks, papers, and presses. Well designed and visually accessible, this book is a must-have for artists, laypeople, and anyone wanting to know more about the methodology and practice of printmaking.
SUSAN CRILE, artist and professor at Hunter College

About S Covey

Sylvie Covey was born in France and studied graphic arts at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She has taught digital and photo techniques in printmaking at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York since 2000, and has been an instructor at the Art Students League of New York since 1995.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Ira Goldberg vi

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

Some Basic Terms and Definitions 2

About This Book 7

Part I: Relief Printmaking
1 | Relief Printmaking Background and Basics 11
A Brief History 11
Western- versus Japanese-Style
Relief Printing 18

2 | Woodblock Printing 29
Equipment and Materials for
Woodcuts 29
Reduction-Method Woodblock
Printing 31
Western-Style Multiblock Woodcuts 43
Japanese-Style Multiblock Woodcuts
(Ukiyo-e) 44

3 | Linoleum Block Printing 49
Equipment and Materials for Linocuts 49
Single-Color (Black and White)
Linocuts 50
Color Reduction Linocuts 53
Part II: Intaglio Printmaking

4 | Intaglio Printmaking Background
and Basics 61
A Brief History 65
Equipment and Materials 72
Preparing the Plate 77

5 | Non-Acid Intaglio Techniques 81
Drypoint 82
Engraving 83
Mezzotint 87

6 | Acid Intaglio Techniques 97
Hard Ground Etching 97
Soft Ground Etching 103
Aquatint 109
Acid-Resist Open Bite Etching 125
Embossing 129
Sugar Lift 132

7 | Collography 137

8 | Photo-Etching and Photogravure 143
Polymer Photo-Etching 143
Toner Transfer Photo-Etching 151
Polymer Photogravure 155

9 | Printing Intaglio 159
Printing in Monochrome 159
Printing in Multiple Colors a la Poupee 162
Printing in Multiple ColorsColor
Separation Method 163
Roll-up Viscosity Printing 163
Part III: Lithography
And Serigraphy

10 | Lithography 169
A Brief History 171
Equipment and Materials 177
Stone Lithography 181
Hand-Drawn Lithography on
Aluminum 200
Photolithography 206
Pronto Polyester Lithography 214
Paper Lithography 221

11 | Serigraphy 225
A Brief History 226
Equipment and Materials 228

Basic Screen Printing Techniques 230

Part IV: Chine-Colle, Mixed Media, and New Printmaking Techniques

12 | Chine-Colle 239

13 | Mixed Media 251

Richard Pitts 252

Jase Clark 256

Slavko Djuric 260

Shelley Thorstensen 264

Janet Millstein 268

Marcin Wlodarczyk 272

14 | Digital Transfers 276

15 | Post-Digital Graphics 285

Resources 296
For Further Reading 299
About the Author 301
Index 302

Additional information

GOR009176981
9781607747598
1607747596
Modern Printmaking by S Covey
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Watson-Guptill Publications
2016-01-26
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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