Continuing Education

133/141 West 21st Street

Various printmaking processes will be examined in this course, including woodcut, linocut, monoprint and collagraph. These printmaking methods can be interpreted for many different artistic styles, from fine art to illustration and bold graphic design. We will begin with the fundamentals of woodblock and relief printing (carving into a block of wood or linoleum and then applying oil-based ink to the surface). The block is then transferred to paper through a printing press. Following an exploration of techniques students will be guided through various approaches to making complex, multicolor relief images using reduction cut and jigsaw techniques.
Note: Access to the printshop outside of class hours is available to continuing education students enrolled in printmaking courses. Access to the printmaking facilities outside of class hours is as follows: Monday through Friday, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm and on Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Hours are based on classroom availability. Access will not be available outside these designated open access times. Access to the printshop terminates on the last day of the scheduled course. No access will be granted after this date. This course is held on campus at SVA.