Printmedia: Courses

This course is a printmaking survey of techniques, materials, forms, and philosophy. Students will experience basic screenprinting, relief, intaglio, and lithographic processes. The class will include technical demonstrations, discussions, and critiques.

This course offers students the opportunity to discover the possibilities of print media as a viable contemporary practice. Relief printing, monotypes, digital printing, and transfer/copier processes are introduced in conjunction with concepts germane to this diverse and historically significant area of image making. The visual principles that support these media in the contemporary context are discussed and explored via technical demonstrations, readings, group and individual projects, and visits to the AIC Department of Prints and Drawings, and the Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection.

This course offers students the opportunity to discover the possibilities of print media as a viable contemporary practice. Relief printing, monotypes, digital printing, and transfer/copier processes are introduced in conjunction with concepts germane to this diverse and historically significant area of image making. The visual principles that support these media in the contemporary context are discussed and explored via technical demonstrations, readings, group and individual projects, and visits to the AIC Department of Prints and Drawings, and the Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection.

Students are introduced to basic intaglio methods such as drypoint, soft ground, line etch and aqua tint. Use of specific tools and papers is an essential part of the course. Through examples, discussion and demonstrations students will learn to identify and select methods that suit their expressive needs and concepts.

Students are introduced to basic intaglio methods such as drypoint, soft ground, line etch and aqua tint. Use of specific tools and papers is an essential part of the course. Through examples, discussion and demonstrations students will learn to identify and select methods that suit their expressive needs and concepts.

In this course students are introduced to stone lithography. Through this planographic printing process it is possible to translate hand-drawn and hand-painted images into multiples and/or multi-color pieces. Emphasis is placed on gaining a thorough understanding of the techniques and principles of lithography through class demonstrations, instruction, individual projects, discussion and critiques.

In this course students are introduced to stone lithography. Through this planographic printing process it is possible to translate hand-drawn and hand-painted images into multiples and/or multi-color pieces. Emphasis is placed on gaining a thorough understanding of the techniques and principles of lithography through class demonstrations, instruction, individual projects, discussion and critiques.

In this course, students acquire technical proficiency in the various stencil printing methods. Individual exploration and development in the medium is encouraged and supported by individual instruction and group critiques.

In this course, students acquire technical proficiency in the various stencil printing methods. Individual exploration and development in the medium is encouraged and supported by individual instruction and group critiques.

For the beginning through advanced student, this course will offer a concentrated review of relief techniques and materials. Class work will involve researching and developing an idea through relief prints.

This is an intermediate/advanced level course for students seriously committed to producing sequentially developed ideas, and explores traditional and nontraditional book formats.

This is an intermediate/advanced level course for students seriously committed to producing sequentially developed ideas, and explores traditional and nontraditional book formats.

What are the concerns that drive one's creative practice? How does one set the terms for its future development? This course offers strategies for the evaluation and communication of students' individual practice as artists, designers and/or scholars. Through essential readings, studio projects, and writing, students will generate narratives about how and why they make art. To do so, they will investigate methods (visual, critical, written, and creative) for the reconsideration of their work and of its aims and priorities. Individual mentoring with the faculty member is a central and dedicated component of the class as a means of fostering the self-identification of goals and priorities. Students will also examine historical and contemporary precedents that relate to their own work in order to consider the ways in which their individual explorations can be brought into dialogue with other perspectives. Students participate in broad ranging discussions about the present status and future prospects of art and design through workshops, dialogues, and collaborations both in the class and in SAIC-wide conversations with other Sophomore Studio Seminars. An important function of this course is to build upon these insights in forming a practical plan that helps students effectively map the curriculum and resources of SAIC into their own needs. For more information see http://blogs.saic.edu/sophseminar/

Offset Productions introduces students to high volume printing and image preparation to go to press. The class is geared for those interested in self publishing, posters, album covers, stickers and any mass produced image for distribution. Students learn how to prepare and edit their work that is printed on site on the school's offset press, while learning practical commercial processes.

Offset Productions introduces students to high volume printing and image preparation to go to press. The class is geared for those interested in self publishing, posters, album covers, stickers and any mass produced image for distribution. Students learn how to prepare and edit their work that is printed on site on the school's offset press, while learning practical commercial processes.

This presentation of intaglio techniques emphasizes a variety of multi-plate color printing processes. The course concentrates on individual development through the intaglio process.

This course introduces students to aluminum plate lithography, both hand drawn and photographic. Direct laster 'Pronto' plates are also used for digital images. Emphasis is placed on the development of an individual project.

Advanced exploration is encouraged in the screenprinting medium. Emphasis is placed on individual experimentation, development and the refinement of technical skills. Processes offered include large format printing, 4-color separation, and other advanced traditional photographic and digital techniques.

This course offers exploration in photo intaglio using hand drawn, photographic, and digitally generated images. Emphasis will be placed on the use of this technology as a tool for addressing contemporary issues. Demonstrations and class critiques will be supported by visits to the AIC Prints and Drawings Collection as well as readings from a wide variety of pertinent journals.

Where traditional boundaries between media have all but disappeared, high quality digital printing and non-toxic screen printing and transfer techniques have made it possible for artists to combine mechanical reproduction and painting. This course combines printmedia's imaging processes with studio painting to create hybrid works complex in form and content. Technical demonstrations and critical discussion will drive independent projects that redefine the parameters of contemporary print and painting studio practice.

This course offers advanced exploration with visual and written material in paged sequence. Ideas are encouraged within a broad range of possibilities, via the format of the artist' book. The development of a major project is encouraged.

This course explores the production of prints through electronic imaging and output in conjunction with traditional print techniques. Imagery is derived through digital photography, scanning and/or drawing in combination with graphic arts software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Technical demonstrations include color ink jet printing, image manipulation, digital/traditional print integration, and collage/transfer techniques.

This seminar is designed to provide practical and aesthetic dialogue between students, faculty and invited guests, centered around the production of printed art. Participants should have an ongoing body of work including some use of print media. The format will be split between critiques and the study of printed art in the Twentieth Century, from hand to digital processes. Requirements will include an assigned day for a comprehensive critique, and there will be readings, as well as a short written paper. Please refer to the specific topic description for more detailed topic information.

This course provides instruction in conceptualizing, producing, and distributing printed artists' multiples. It is designed to be project based, prioritizing students' individual goals, rather than covering a general range of information. Therefore, technical demos will be offered as needed. Critiques will focus on the conceptual use of the multiple as art, with particular attention paid to exploration of alternative venues for viewing and distribution. The course also includes a discussion group that will meet in the Artists' Book Room in the Flaxman Library once a month.

This course facilitates students who have progressed beyond the advanced 3000 level classes offered by the Department of Printmedia. Students are expected to be self-motivated and capable of working in an interdisciplinary and mature fashion. The instructor is available for consultation during pre-registration. Contact the Department of Printmedia for an appointment.

This course explores the processes of lithography, both stone and metal plate. For the advanced student, emphasis is on individual development.

For the beginning student this course offers a concentrated introduction to the entire stencil making and printing process. The advanced student may explore the more sophisticated techniques of digital and photographic stencil-making, photo-mechanical darkroom and printing work.

This is an intermediate/advanced level course for students seriously committed to producing sequentially developed ideas, and explores traditional and nontraditional book formats.

For the beginning student this course offers a concentrated introduction to the entire stencil making and printing process. The advanced student may explore the more sophisticated techniques of digital and photographic stencil-making, photo-mechanical darkroom and printing work.

For the beginning through advanced student, this course will offer a concentrated review of relief techniques and materials. Class work will involve researching and developing an idea through relief prints.

Offset Productions introduces students to high volume printing and image preparation to go to press. The class is geared for those interested in self publishing, posters, album covers, stickers and any mass produced image for distribution. Students learn how to prepare and edit their work that is printed on site on the school's offset press, while learning practical commercial processes.

This course is a printmaking survey of techniques, materials, forms, and philosophy. Students will experience basic screenprinting, relief, intaglio, and lithographic processes. The class will include technical demonstrations, discussions, and critiques.

This course offers students the opportunity to discover the possibilities of print media as a viable contemporary practice. Relief printing, monotypes, digital printing, and transfer/copier processes are introduced in conjunction with concepts germane to this diverse and historically significant area of image making. The visual principles that support these media in the contemporary context are discussed and explored via technical demonstrations, readings, group and individual projects, and visits to the AIC Department of Prints and Drawings, and the Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection.

This course offers students the opportunity to discover the possibilities of print media as a viable contemporary practice. Relief printing, monotypes, digital printing, and transfer/copier processes are introduced in conjunction with concepts germane to this diverse and historically significant area of image making. The visual principles that support these media in the contemporary context are discussed and explored via technical demonstrations, readings, group and individual projects, and visits to the AIC Department of Prints and Drawings, and the Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection.

This course offers students the opportunity to discover the possibilities of print media as a viable contemporary practice. Relief printing, monotypes, digital printing, and transfer/copier processes are introduced in conjunction with concepts germane to this diverse and historically significant area of image making. The visual principles that support these media in the contemporary context are discussed and explored via technical demonstrations, readings, group and individual projects, and visits to the AIC Department of Prints and Drawings, and the Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection.

Students are introduced to basic intaglio methods such as drypoint, soft ground, line etch and aqua tint. Use of specific tools and papers is an essential part of the course. Through examples, discussion and demonstrations students will learn to identify and select methods that suit their expressive needs and concepts.

Students are introduced to basic intaglio methods such as drypoint, soft ground, line etch and aqua tint. Use of specific tools and papers is an essential part of the course. Through examples, discussion and demonstrations students will learn to identify and select methods that suit their expressive needs and concepts.

In this course students are introduced to stone lithography. Through this planographic printing process it is possible to translate hand-drawn and hand-painted images into multiples and/or multi-color pieces. Emphasis is placed on gaining a thorough understanding of the techniques and principles of lithography through class demonstrations, instruction, individual projects, discussion and critiques.

In this course students are introduced to stone lithography. Through this planographic printing process it is possible to translate hand-drawn and hand-painted images into multiples and/or multi-color pieces. Emphasis is placed on gaining a thorough understanding of the techniques and principles of lithography through class demonstrations, instruction, individual projects, discussion and critiques.

Students learn traditional and experimental approaches to relief printmaking. Techniques covered are woodcut, linocut, wood engraving, relief etching, monoprints, and other press and hand-printing relief processes.

In this course, students acquire technical proficiency in the various stencil printing methods. Individual exploration and development in the medium is encouraged and supported by individual instruction and group critiques.

In this course, students acquire technical proficiency in the various stencil printing methods. Individual exploration and development in the medium is encouraged and supported by individual instruction and group critiques.

For the beginning through advanced student, this course will offer a concentrated review of relief techniques and materials. Class work will involve researching and developing an idea through relief prints.

This is an intermediate/advanced level course for students seriously committed to producing sequentially developed ideas, and explores traditional and nontraditional book formats.

This is an intermediate/advanced level course for students seriously committed to producing sequentially developed ideas, and explores traditional and nontraditional book formats.

Offset Productions introduces students to high volume printing and image preparation to go to press. The class is geared for those interested in self publishing, posters, album covers, stickers and any mass produced image for distribution. Students learn how to prepare and edit their work that is printed on site on the school's offset press, while learning practical commercial processes.

Offset Productions introduces students to high volume printing and image preparation to go to press. The class is geared for those interested in self publishing, posters, album covers, stickers and any mass produced image for distribution. Students learn how to prepare and edit their work that is printed on site on the school's offset press, while learning practical commercial processes.

This presentation of intaglio techniques emphasizes a variety of multi-plate color printing processes. The course concentrates on individual development through the intaglio process.

This course introduces students to aluminum plate lithography, both hand drawn and photographic. Direct laster 'Pronto' plates are also used for digital images. Emphasis is placed on the development of an individual project.

Photo lithography explores the use of digital and photo plates in conjunction with hand drawn, photographic, and digitally generated images. Digitally and photographically developed and hand printed, this course focuses on the potential conceptual and aesthetic interchanges between the digital, the photo and graphic aspects of lithography. Class demonstrations and critiques and will be supported by ongoing discussion of the continual evolution of the contemporary and historic context of photo lithography as well as a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago's print study room.

Advanced exploration is encouraged in the screenprinting medium. Emphasis is placed on individual experimentation, development and the refinement of technical skills. Processes offered include large format printing, 4-color separation, and other advanced traditional photographic and digital techniques.

Where traditional boundaries between media have all but disappeared, high quality digital printing and non-toxic screen printing and transfer techniques have made it possible for artists to combine mechanical reproduction and painting. This course combines printmedia's imaging processes with studio painting to create hybrid works complex in form and content. Technical demonstrations and critical discussion will drive independent projects that redefine the parameters of contemporary print and painting studio practice.

This course offers advanced exploration with visual and written material in paged sequence. Ideas are encouraged within a broad range of possibilities, via the format of the artist' book. The development of a major project is encouraged.

This course provides instruction in conceptualizing, producing, and distributing printed artists' multiples. It is designed to be project based, prioritizing students' individual goals, rather than covering a general range of information. Therefore, technical demos will be offered as needed. Critiques will focus on the conceptual use of the multiple as art, with particular attention paid to exploration of alternative venues for viewing and distribution. The course also includes a discussion group that will meet in the Artists' Book Room in the Flaxman Library once a month.

This course facilitates students who have progressed beyond the advanced 3000 level classes offered by the Department of Printmedia. Students are expected to be self-motivated and capable of working in an interdisciplinary and mature fashion. The instructor is available for consultation during pre-registration. Contact the Department of Printmedia for an appointment.