Printmaking & Mixed Media courses

Printmaking & Mixed Media I

Printmaking and Mixed Media I introduces students to printmaking techniques such as monotype, collagraph, relief and screen printing. Students will explore using a variety of art materials together in an artwork. Projects may incorporate painting, book-making, fibers, collage, printmaking, drawing, sculpture and found-objects.  Recommended for careers in: advertising, fashion design, graphic design, package design, textiles, illustration and many more.

Printmaking & Mixed media II

Printmaking and Mixed Media II is a more in-depth study of printmaking and art-making experiences. Printmaking is a synthesis of the material process and critical analysis of printmaking and design. The course investigates what it means to work in mixed media and where it is used in society at large. Recommended for careers in: advertising, fashion design, graphic design, package design, textiles, illustration and many more.

Prerequisites: Printmaking & Mixed Media I

printmaking & mixed media iii

Printmaking and Mixed Media III is for the student with an enthusiasm for expanding their knowledge about the printmaking process in a personal and professional manner.  Printmaking and Mixed Media III will encompass more independent access to printmaking tools and mixed media techniques.  Students will receive a more in-depth experience in intaglio, relief, monotype, and lithography processes.   Students will develop ideas using mixed media techniques and expand on their previous knowledge through the combination of techniques.  The elements and principles of art and design will be established for a student to critically analyze and evaluate methods of creating artwork and establishing a series of artworks related to a common theme of their choosing.  Students will leave the class with refined skills of printmaking and mixed media processes that will translate to more successful artistic ventures.  

Prerequisites: Printmaking & Mixed Media II