The Printmaking Studio is located on the second floor of the Lab 2 building in room 2225 and 2231. The studio is equipped with equipment and tools that support student curriculum in relief, intaglio, serigraphy (screen-printing), and mono-print.
Location: Lab II Building, Room 2225, 2231
Inquiries about the Printmaking Studio can be directed to the Printmaking Instructional Support Technician.
Upcoming Programs/Courses in Printmaking
- Fall 2020:
- Winter 2021:
- Spring 2021:
Applying hard-ground onto a copper plate.
Equipment
- Charles Brand Etching Press
- 48×72″ Takach Etching Press
- 36×72″ Takach Etching Press
- 24×36″ Takach Etching Press
- Vertical Ferric Acid Etching Tank
- Non-toxic Aquatint Spray Booth
- 36″ Copper Cutter
- 24×31″ Inking Hot Plate
- 24×31″ Ground Hot Plate
- 24×36″ Metal Halid Exposure Unit
- 12 Screen Print Stations
- 36×42″ Vacuum Print Table
- 42×60″ One Arm Vacuum Print Table
- Pressure Washer and Washout Booth
- 42×72″ UV Vacuum Exposure Unit
- Darkroom
Materials
Art materials needed to support curriculum are available for purchase through your student account. Supplies are provided based on program and course enrollment.
Please contact the Printmaking Instructional Support Technician with inquires about purchasing materials.
| Item | Description |
| Acetate | 18×24″ |
| Baltic Birch | 8×10″ |
| Book Board | Full sheet .08 thick |
| Book Board | Half sheet .08 thick |
| Book Cloth | Various |
| Carving Tools | 12 piece set |
| Copper Plate (sold by sq. Inch) | 19 guage, Various sizes |
| Dust Mask | One size fits most |
| Film Positive Print Out | 16″xVarious Length |
| Frosted Mylar | 18×24″ |
| Glassine | 24×36″ |
| Gloves | S, M, L, XL |
| Linoleum – Unmounted | 9×12″ |
| Masonite | 12×12″ |
| Nori Paste | 1.84oz. |
| Paint Marker – Molotov Acrylic | 1mm – Extra fine tip |
| Paint Marker – Molotov Acrylic | 4mm – Bullet tip |
| Pencil | 2B |
| Pencil – Staedtler Lumograph | 3H |
| Pencil – Staedtler Lumograph | 4B |
| Permalife Paper | 8.5×11″ |
| PETG Poly Plate | 9×12″ |
| Rubylith | 20X24″ |
| Scrapper Razor | n/a |
| Screen, Aluminum Frame | 22×31″ 200 Mesh |
| Yasutomo Liquid Sumi Ink | 6 oz. |
| Screen Print Intermediate Kit | Screen, Squeegee, Ink, Screen -filler, Drawing-fluid, Photo-emulsion |
| Silk Tissue | 18×24″ |
| Woodblock (sold by sq. inch) | Various |
| X-Acto Knife Set | #1 |
| X-Acto Replacement Blade | #11 |
| Somerset Book – Soft-White | 19×26″ – 115gsm 100% cotton. Mould-made. Smooth finish. |
| Somerset Satin – White | 22×30″ – 300gsm 100% cotton. Mould-made. Smooth finish. Internally sized and surface sized. |
| Somerset Velvet – Antique | 22×30″ – 250gsm 100% cotton. Mould-made. Smooth finish. Internally sized and surface sized. |
| Somerset Velvet – White | 22×30″ – 250gsm 100% cotton. Mould-made. Smooth finish. Internally sized and surface sized. |
| Arches 88 | 22×30″ – 300gsm 100% cotton. Machine-made. Watermark. |
| Rives BFK – Grey | 22×30″ – 280gsm 100% cotton. Mould-made. Internally sized. |
| Rives BFK – White | 22×30″ – 250gsm Mould-made. Internally sized. 100% cotton. |
| Rives Heavy – Tan | 22×30″ – 280gsm Mould-made. Internally sized. 100% cotton. |
| Rives Light – Crème | 19×26″ – 115gsm Mould-made. Internally sized. 100% cotton. |
| Hahnemule Copperplate | 22×30″ – 300gsm 100% alpha-cellulose. Mould-made. Internally sized. |
| Zerkall Copperplate | 22×30″ – 250gsm 25% cotton, 75% sulphite. Mould-made. |
| Magnani Pescia – Soft White | 22×30″ – 300gsm Mould-made. 100% Coton. Lightly sized. |
| Awagami Okawara – Off-White | 19.5×26″ – 60gsm Kozo and Sulphite. Mould-made. |
| Goyu | 22×31″ – 50gsm Kozo and Sulphite. Mould-made. |
| Hosho | 20×25″ – 95gsm 100% Sulphite. Mould-made. Watermark. |
| Iyo | 17×22″ – 85gsm 100% Sulphite. Mould-made. Lightly Sized. |
| Kitakata – Cream | 16×20″ 100% Fillipine gampi. Mould-made. Watermark. |
| Domestic Etching | 26×40″ – 175gsm Machine-made. Sized. |
| Lenox | 26×40″ – 250gsm 100% cotton. Machine-made. Sized and textured. |
| Lenox | 22×30″ – 250gsm 100% cotton. Machine-made. Sized and textured. |
| Stonehenge – Black | 22×30″ – 250gsm Machine-made. Internally Sized. Smooth Surface. |
| Stonehenge – Fawn | 22×30″ – 250gsm Machine-made. Internally Sized. Smooth Surface. |
| Stonehenge – Grey | 22×30″ – 250gsm Machine-made. Internally Sized. Smooth Surface. |
| Stonehenge – Pearl Grey | 22×30″ – 250gsm Machine-made. Internally Sized. Smooth Surface. |
| Stonehenge – Polar White | 22×30″ – 250gsm Machine-made. Internally Sized. Smooth Surface. |