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Printmaking: Painterly Prints
Instructor: Laura Whitesides Host

Monotypes are a combination of painting and printmaking which is a spontaneous way of working and readily lends itself to experimentation. Class instruction concentrates on water-based media such as paints, crayons, pencils and inks. This class explores different painting/printing processes using gelatin plates, plexiglass plates, drypoint plates, stencils and masks, and collagraph plates.

Thursdays, September 11 – December 4
No Class November 27
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 12 sessions
$405 Members, $445 Guests, $35 Materials Fee

Printmaking: Painterly Prints
Instructor: Laura Whitesides Host
Materials List

First Class just show up. I'll have plates for you to use, we'll be doing
watercolor monotypes that day, if you have watercolors - bring them
and brushes. If you don't have them, there are some at the studio.
As you have paid a materials fee, please know that all the pigments
are provided, as well as newsprint paper, brushes, brayers, palette
scrapers etc. The students provide their own print paper. (See below).
One plate (8 x 12) will be provided as well as one sheet of paper.
Studio has other plexi plates for student's use, but getting some
of your own is nice to work at home and bring in to print.
(See Plates below)
Since the studio has the inks for you to use, the only other pigment
that we use is watercolor. If you have your own, please bring with your
brushes. The studio has some watercolors, palettes, and brushes that
we share. You can paint your plates with watercolor at home and bring
in and print at the next class. This takes advantage of the presses in
the studio.

PLEXI PLATES - I usually say the plexi should be 1/8 inch thick but it
is actually not quite 1/8 inch - about 3/32 is more true. If we all have the
same thickness we don't have to readjust the presses for each time we
print. I advise getting a couple of the same size - 8 X 12 or 9 X 13. These
fit in standard 16 x 20 frames and you get 4 prints from one sheet of paper.
The paper is 22 x 30 inches - so if you wanted an inch margin around the
image on the plate you would have a 20 x 28 inch plate although you could
have a 22 x 30 it will fit on the press and there would be no margin this way. I will

have one 8 x 12 plate for you as part of your materials fee. We will prepare

this on the first class. Think about small plates also - maybe 3 or 4 the same

size for a series of prints. I have quite a few plates for the class to use, but

just know you are sharing with everyone.

Course Medium

Printmaking

Location

Studio 8/Print at BBAC Campus

Instructor

Laura Host