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Shereen Mae Nonzol - Art Appreciation
Shereen Mae Nonzol - Art Appreciation
Shereen Mae Nonzol - Art Appreciation
WHAT IS PRINTMAKING?
• Printmaking is the process of creating duplicates of an image.
The process involves creating or plate on which the image is
drawn, carved, etched, built, or painted. The plate and pressing
on to another surface.
HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING
• Originally NOT an art form- just form of communication.
• Pre- historic Era- Engravings found on stone, bones on cave
walls.
• 2nd century AD- Chinese produced rubbings, as far back as 2nd
century AD.
• Mid- late 8th century- japanese made authenticated prints, wood-
block rubbings of Buddhist charms.
HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING
• Early 15 century- First wood cuts printed on paper ( German playing
cards). First royal seals and stamp appeared in England for Henry VI.
• Mid 15th century- Metal engravings introduced and became more refined.
• Dürer- major influence on printmaking, famous for wood engravings and
etching in Renaissance Europe.
• Mid 1600’s- Early 1700’s- Master woodcutter, katsushika Hokusai
produced 35,000 drawings and prints.
PRINTMAKING METHOD
• Relief Printing
• Intaglio Printing
• Planographic
• Stencil
RELIEF PRINTING