Printmaking

Art II

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) • A supremely gifted and versatile German artist of the Renaissance period, • He was a brilliant painter, draftsman, and writer , though his first and

probably greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking.• Dürer apprenticed with his father, a goldsmith, and with the local painter

Michael Wolgemut, whose workshop produced woodcut illustrations for major books and publications.

• Dürer revolutionized printmaking, elevating it to the level of an independent art form. He expanded its tonal and dramatic range, and provided the imagery with a new conceptual foundation.

• By the age of thirty, Dürer had completed or begun three of his most famous series of woodcuts: The Apocalypse (1498), the Large Woodcut Passion cycle (ca. 1497–1500), and the Life of the Virgin (begun 1500).

The Apocalypse

• 1498• Woodcut• Currently worth $1.4 million• The National Gallery of Art

in Washington DC

The Large Passion: 2. Christ on the Mount of Olives

• 1497• Woodcut• 39 x 28 cm (11 X 15 inches)

Life of the Virgin• 1500• Woodcut• $12,500 because so many

prints were made

Art II: Linoleum Prints

Some more fun facts…

• Linoleum was first invented in the 1860s, but it wasn't used as a medium for printing until the early 1900s in Germany, where it was used for making patterns on wallpaper

• Artists ranging from Pablo Picasso to Henri Matisse have made linocuts, and today it is considered a respected art form.

Pablo Picasso, Still Life Under the Lamp, 1881-1973

Henri MatissePot De Begonie1941-1942

How To Create Your Linoleum Print:● Draw an image you would like to create.● Our theme is Monsters

Next, draw the reverse of your image on your linoleum

• Before you do anything: remember this is a print, and anything you put on your linocut will be backwards when printed

• Also, anything you cut away will be the color of the paper. Anything you leave will be the color of the ink.

• If you are using letters or numbers, draw out your design, copy it onto tracing paper, and use a piece of graphite paper to transfer the image onto your linoleum sheet backwards. This way, when it is printed it will be correct.

• Draw your image on linoleum with pencil. When you like it, trace over the part you want to be the color of the ink with a sharpie.

Carve out your negative

space!

• Always carve away from you• Don’t put your fingers in the way

of the cutting tool• Pay attention and be safe, the

tools we use are sharp!

• Ink up your linoleum• Place paper on top of linoleum, rub with spoon• Slowly peel paper off of print and admire!

We will be makinga book of monster prints, so you need to make one print for each person in the class!

• Remember positive and negative space.

• Keep your lines bold and not too detailed

• Plan first and it will be easier later!