art department   city college of san francisco  

printmaking

the faculty:

Anna Asebedo
Robin Kaneshiro
Anita Toney
Fran Valesco
Xavier Viramontes

FINE ART PRINTMAKING:
Art 150A curriculum offers an overview of basic, plate creation, techniques for beginners. The opportunity to explore these techniques in greater depth is offered in courses 150B and 150C.

MONOPRINTING:
Art 151A curriculum offers an overview of basic monotype and printing techniques for beginners. The opportunity to explore these techniques in greater depth is offered in courses 151B and 151C.

FINE ART PRINTMAKING COURSES:

ART 150A. Fine Art Printmaking (3)
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prereq.: ART 130A
Repeat: max. 6 units
Designed to help students explore the theory and practice of printmaking through various printing techniques. Beginning problems will deal with techniques used in various areas of relief, intaglio, lithography, monoprinting and collography printing. Tools and techniques of printmaking are inherent in the medium and become a part of the creative process. Students will transfer their ideas and artistic expressions into these various print media. Introduction to historical traditions and contemporary issues of the field. CSU/UC/CAN

ART 150B. Fine Art Intaglio Printmaking (3)
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prereq.: ART 150A
Repeat: max. 9 units
Individual and class projects in Intaglio printmaking stressing intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency including color multiple plates, viscosity printing, chine colle, mezzotint, sugar lift, salt, and soft ground. Through lecture-demonstration, studio practice and critiques, students develop the requisite skills and conceptual basis necessary for innovative work in this exciting discipline. CSU/UC

ART 150C. Fine Art Relief Printmaking (3)
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prereq.: ART 150A
Repeat: max. 9 units
The ART 150 series may be taken concurrently and/or out of sequence.
A wider and more complex variety of intermediate and advanced relief printing techniques will be introduced including reduction printing, color multiple plates, varying matrix materials, split fountain roll-ups, segmented plates, and viscosity inking. Emphasis on the student’s individual artistic growth and development through the mastery of requisite and conceptual skills. Introduction to historical traditions and contemporary issues of the field. CSU/UC

MONOPRINTING COURSES:

ART 151A. Beginning Monoprint (3)
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prereq.: Art 130A
Repeat: max. 6 units
Introduction to a wide variety of contemporary monoprint techniques. Through lecture, demonstration, studio practices, and critiques, students develop the skills and concepts necessary for basic work in this exciting area. Monoprint is a cross over discipline that combines skills of drawing and painting with printmaking. Introduction to historical traditions and contemporary issues of the field. CSU/UC

ART 151B. Intermediate Monoprint
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prerq.: Art 151A
Repeat: max. 9 units
Focus on more complex and advanced techniques in monoprint; stresses the development of individual artistic growth, building on material covered in ART 151A; planning and execution of long term thematic, mixed media, and self-directed projects; exploration of contemporary issues and approaches. CSU/UC

ART 151C. Advanced Monoprint
Lec-2, lab-4, field trips
Prerq.: Art 151B
Repeat: max. 9 units
The emphasis of Advanced Monoprinting is the further development of the student's creative process to execute long term thematic, mixed media and self-directed projects. Students utilize materials, processes, and methods of beginning, intermediate and advanced monoprinting, while focusing on a body of interrelated monoprints that explore their personal creativity through experimental means. Students prepare a portfolio of work that is suitable for advanced study, transfer, and/or career opportunities. CSU

Most advanced classes in the Art Department require that prerequisites be completed before taking those classes. Students who have not taken those prerequisites must demonstrate the exit skills upon completion of the prerequisite(s). See specific courses for prerequisite requirements.

Many of the art studio courses listed will require a laboratory fee.