Printmaking
- HER-G 201 Etching I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in intaglio printmaking, which introduces students to etching, engraving, and drypoint techniques. Students are instructed in basic printing processes and in use of the presses.
- HER-G 202 Lithography I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in lithography dealing with basic techniques of black-and-white and color printing. Includes specific lectures in litho technology, materials, and application.
- HER-G 203 Silkscreen Printing I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Design and drawing for silkscreen processes, construction of equipment, and methods of making stencils (including photo stencils). Printing in black and white and in color.
- HER-G 205 Monotype/Woodcut (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in monotype and woodcut. Students learn traditional and experimental approaches to relief printmaking. Students are instructed on use of tools and materials and basic printing processes. Printing is in color and black and white.
- HER-G 208 LETTERPRESS TYPESETTING (3 cr.) Introduction to setting and printing text by hand on the letterpress. Historic traditions such as setting lead and wooden typed and carved blocks will be combined with contemporary digital text and image appropriation through photo-polymer plates. Goal is to develop typ, print technology, and tradition into expressive visual frameworks.
- HER-G 211 BOOK ARTS BASICS (3 cr.) This course introduces the core skills of the book arts: bookbinding, letterpress typesetting and papermaking. Staple skills will be developed with the goal of understanding technologies and processes as an expressive visual language. The course will culminate in a project that conceptually integrates skills into a coherent narrative.
- HER-G 301 Etching II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 201 and Herron Undergraduate. An extensive introduction to color printing processes in etching is provided at the beginning of the course. Students are required to do at least a part of their work in color. Other etching techniques not covered in HER-G 201 will also be presented.
- HER-G 302 Lithography II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 302 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study designed to extend students' ability to use their technical knowledge as a means of expression. Experimental printing in color and black and white.
- HER-G 303 Etching III (3 cr.) P: HER-G 301 and Herron Undergraduate. Develops further the skills learned in HER-G 301. However, students are urged to manipulate the techniques to the best advantage of their individual directions, making technique serve concept. An extensive introduction to color printmaking is given at the beginning of the course. Students are encouraged to work in color to at least a limited extent although this is not mandatory.
- HER-G 304 Lithography III (3 cr.) P: HER-G 302 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study designed to extend students' ability to use their technical knowledge as a means of expression. Experimental printing in color and black and white.
- HER-G 307 Silkscreen Printing II (3 cr.) P: HER-G203 and Herron Undergraduate.
The advanced process of silkscreen printing with the incorporation of digital printing processes. Printing in large format with color will be covered. Further Development of ideas and concepts in relation to the screenprinting process will be emphasized in this class.
- HER-G 308 THE VISUAL BOOK (3 cr.) Introduction to concept building specific to the artist book. Study of principles of narrative building, sequencing, interactivity. Contextualizing of expressive craftsmanship through experimental binding structures such as altered books, wearable books, edible books. Integration of history, tradition and contemporary development of the book arts.
- HER-G 309 Monotype/Woodcut II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 205 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study of monotype techniques, both traditional and nontraditional. Emphasis is placed on students gaining control of monotype process in order to accurately express their artistic vision. Students are encouraged to explore their individual goals and research into the various media available.
- HER-G 401 Printmaking III (3-6 cr.) P: HER-G 201, HER-G 202, HER-G 301, HER-G 302, HER-G 304, HER-G 304; Herron Undergraduate. Advanced level printmaking course that emphasizes concentrated individual research in printmaking. Process and forms are selected and explored according to each student’s personal investigations and conceptual and aesthetic interests. Individual and group critiques and discussions promote ongoing development of images and concepts.
- HER-G 402 Printmaking IV (3-6 cr.) P: HER-G 401 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced level capstone class in printmaking that focuses on continued individual development of personal direction in print media. Individual and groups critiques and discussions on best professional practices and opportunities in the field. Students are expected to develop a portfolio of work that culminates in a thesis exhibition at the end of the semester.
- HER-G 206 Bookbinding (3 cr.) Introduction to traditional and non-traditional skills in bookbinding. Non-adhesive, experimental structures will be covered such as accordion, concertina, piano hinge and koptic binding as well as case binding, box making and slip cases. Goal is to develop the binding process as an expressive, visual language with attention to its tradition and contemporary presence as aesthetic medium.
- HER-G 209 PAPERMAKING (3 cr.) Introduction to western principles of making paper by hand. Skills in pulp technology, sheet formation, 2D and 3D applications will be developed, such as stenciling, pulp-spraying, casting, and integration into book structures. Goal is to apply skills to expressive, conceptual frameworks with attention to historic and contemporary context of papermaking.
- HER-G 310 The Printed Book (3 cr.) Integration of the print medium into the book structure. Development of prints as interactive structures and interdependence of multiple and three- and four-dimensional qualities of books. Skills in letterpress technology, type-high surface construction, bookbinding, and papermaking with attention to history and contemporary context of the book arts.
