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ART 149 - Relief Printmaking

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and two hours of studio weekly; one term.
Study the basics of relief printmaking, including woodcut and linocut. Explore this media as a means of personal expression. Lab fee $75.

Prerequisite(s): ART 125  or permission of department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: All terms

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the innate characteristics of relief printmaking as an art medium, such as relief matrix preparation; image creation on a relief matrix; inking; and relief matrix, paper and press interactions. 
  2. Demonstrate proficiency in contemporary and global historical technical relief skills and materials, including but not limited to woodcut, linocut, collagraph, and monoprinting.
  3. Identify and appropriately use relief tools and processes.
  4. Develop personal goals through individualized interpretations of course projects.
  5. Communicate and assess visual concepts verbally during critique and in response to lectures.