ART 3215 - Etching Printmaking

Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]

Students learn basic platemaking and printing techniques used in etching while learning to incorporate their own drawing skills and points of view. Line work, aquatint, and ancillary techniques will be explored. Safety issues will be addressed. Historical and contemporary prints and printmakers are reviewed. Emphasis is on development of the student’s own ideas through experimentation, using traditional and non-traditional forms and processes. The course will be administered through lecture, demos, in class work time, and formal and informal peer critiques. Materials fee to cover most supplies except for printing plates and paper. May be repeated once up to 6 credit hours.