Modern Printmaking

A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists. A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists. Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to both traditional artists as well as those interested in graphic design and digital techniques. This all-in-one guide is both technical and inspirational, examining the history and contemporary processes of relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, mixed media, digital transfers, and post-digital graphics. Featuring step-by-step examples alongside representative works and profiles of top printmaking artists, this colorful resource provides a truly fresh look at printmaking today, in all its forms.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Ira Goldberg  vi Acknowledgments  viii Introduction  1 Some Basic Terms and Definitions  2 About This Book  7 Part I: Relief Printmaking 1  |  Relief Printmaking Background and Basics  11 A Brief History  11 Western- versus Japanese-Style Relief Printing  18 2  |  Woodblock Printing  29 Equipment and Materials for Woodcuts  29 Reduction-Method Woodblock Printing  31 Western-Style Multiblock Woodcuts  43 Japanese-Style Multiblock Woodcuts (Ukiyo-e)  44 3  |  Linoleum Block Printing  49 Equipment and Materials for Linocuts  49 Single-Color (Black and White) Linocuts  50 Color Reduction Linocuts  53 Part II: Intaglio Printmaking 4  |  Intaglio Printmaking Background and Basics  61 A Brief History  65 Equipment and Materials  72 Preparing the Plate  77 5  |  Non-Acid Intaglio Techniques  81 Drypoint  82 Engraving  83 Mezzotint  87 6  |  Acid Intaglio Techniques  97 Hard Ground Etching  97 Soft Ground Etching  103 Aquatint  109 Acid-Resist Open Bite Etching  125 Embossing  129 Sugar Lift  132 7  |  Collography  137 8  |  Photo-Etching and Photogravure  143 Polymer Photo-Etching  143 Toner Transfer Photo-Etching  151 Polymer Photogravure  155 9  |  Printing Intaglio  159 Printing in Monochrome  159 Printing in Multiple Colors à la Poupée  162 Printing in Multiple Colors—Color Separation Method  163 Roll-up Viscosity Printing  163 Part III: Lithography And Serigraphy 10  |  Lithography  169 A Brief History  171 Equipment and Materials  177 Stone Lithography  181 Hand-Drawn Lithography on Aluminum  200 Photolithography  206 Pronto Polyester Lithography  214 Paper Lithography  221 11  |  Serigraphy  225 A Brief History  226 Equipment and Materials  228 Basic Screen Printing Techniques  230 Part IV: Chine-Collé, Mixed Media, and New Printmaking Techniques 12  |  Chine-Collé  239 13  |  Mixed Media  251 Richard Pitts  252 Jase Clark  256 Slavko Djuric  260 Shelley Thorstensen  264 Janet Millstein  268 Marcin Wlodarczyk  272 14  |  Digital Transfers  276 15  |  Post-Digital Graphics  285 Resources  296 For Further Reading  299 About the Author  301 Index  302

About the Author :
SYLVIE COVEY was born in France and studied graphic arts at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She has taught digital and photo techniques in printmaking at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York since 2001 and has been an instructor at the Art Students League of New York since 1995. Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Asia, and North and South America and has been acquired by major museums and institutions. She lives in New York City.

Review :
“Sylvie Covey’s excellent book on printmaking is not only beautiful and informative but also covers a wide range of printmaking processes, both conventional and digital, with detailed information on tools, inks, papers, and presses. Well designed and visually accessible, this book is a must-have for artists, laypeople, and anyone wanting to know more about the methodology and practice of printmaking.” —SUSAN CRILE, artist and professor at Hunter College