C-ID Descriptor
Introduction to Printmaking (Archived - for reference only)

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1. Historical overview of printmaking.
2. Materials, methods, and application of techniques for various printmaking processes.
3. Translating ideas and visual experience into images using both formal and conceptual approaches.
4. Safe handling, maintenance, and appropriate use of print lab equipment.
5. Group and individual critiques of both in-progress and finished prints utilizing relevant terminology and concepts.
6. Contemporary developments, critical trends, materials, and approaches in printmaking. 

1. Development of drawings and designs suitable for each print technique.
2. Preparation of equipment and materials for each print technique.
3. Maintain equipment and supplies.
4. Group and individual critiques on in-progress and finished print works.

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Create a portfolio of work demonstrating formal, conceptual, and material development in a broad range of printmaking techniques;  
2. Safely handle and maintain the print lab equipment;
3. Evaluate and critique class projects using correct terminology in oral or written formats;
4.  Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, materials, and approaches in printmaking;  
5. Translate ideas and visual experience into images using both formal and conceptual approaches.

Portfolio of completed work;

Group and individual critiques in oral or written formats;

Written assignments, which may include quizzes, essays, exams, or reports.

Fick, Bill and Beth Grabowski. Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Material & Processes.

Hughes, Ann d&'Arcy and Hebe Vernon-Morris. The Printmaking Bible.