Maricopa Community Colleges  ART253   19886-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/12/85
ART253 19886-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Woodcut
Focuses on relief method of printing, utilizing the techniques of Woodcut. Deals specifically with black and white images. Study of printing materials and tools, papers and printing methods. Relief printing in color introduced. Traditional forms of Woodcut, also an overview of innovative techniques in the field. Prerequisites: ART111 and ART113.
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ART253   19886-99999 Woodcut
1. Relate a survey of the history of woodcut. (I)
2. Illustrate the basic techniques of Woodcut. (II)
3. Demonstrate the use and maintenance of various tools used in Woodcut. (III)
4. Demonstrate use and selection of inks and solvents for Woodcut. (IV)
5. List woods and other relief materials; describe their properties. (V)
6. Demonstrate basic color printing Woodcut techniques. (VI)
7. Demonstrate stencil printing techniques. (VII)
8. Curate and pull a Woodcut print for exhibition or commercial applications. (VIII)
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ART253   19886-99999 Woodcut
    I. Survey History of the Relief Print
        A. Chinese Origins
        B. Japanese Techniques
        C. 16th Century European
        D. 20th Century European
        E. Modern Innovations
          1. Eichenberg
      II. Basic Techniques in Woodcut
          A. Imaging the Block
            1. Direct Drawing method (reverse image)
            2. Transfer paste method
          B. Cutting the Block
            1. Repairs to the Block
          C. Printing the Block
            1. Handprinting
            2. Registering the paper
        III. Tools
            A. Woodcut Knives
            B. Gouges
            C. Sharpening Stones
            D. Gravers
            E. Baren
            F. Safety in handling cutting tools
          IV. Inks and Solvents
              A. Oil-based inks
              B. Powdered pigments
                1. Inkyo-e
              C. Paste and Sumi
              D. Safety in handling solvents
            V. Woods
                A. Fine: cherry, pear, birch
                B. Soft: pine, fir, spruce, cedar, redwood
                C. Driftwood, scrap
                D. Plywood (Basswood)
                E. Hardwoods: walnut, oak, mahogany, maple, endgrain boxwood
              VI. Color Printing Techniques
                  A. Planning and Mapping
                  B. Tracing paper Method
                  C. Transfer Color Method
                  D. Trap
                  E. Multi-Level Method
                  F. Direct brush Method
                VII. Stencil Printing
                    A. Jigsaw Method
                    B. Carol Summers Technique
                    C. Multi-Level Printing
                  VIII. Printing and curating a Woodcut
                      A. Selection of paper
                      B. Registering the Print
                        1. Key Block
                      C. Pressure Techniques
                        1. Platen Press
                        2. Hand pressure methods
                      D. Archival Techniques
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