ARTS 232
Introduction to Copper Plate Etching: Drawing with Intaglio Spring 2018
Division I
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In this course, we will cover the fundamental techniques of intaglio printmaking, a form of printmaking that involves incising an image into a copper plate by mechanical or chemical means, which is then used to print the image onto paper. The course will cover a range of basic techniques, including drypoint, hard ground line etching, soft ground etching, aquatint, sugarlift, and spitbite. The goal will be to use the basic process of intaglio as a means to expand one¿s drawing practice. While this type of printmaking is very technical and process-oriented, it can also be an extremely flexible and expressive medium. To that end, we will look at current and past artists who have worked with etching. In our study of these artists¿ works, we will examine specifically the various applications of techniques learned in the course and how the medium has been used to explore ideas of politics, diagrams, drawing, and representation and abstraction alike. The class will require a basic foundation in drawing and image composition.