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Unit of Study ARTD1005 - Printmaking Fundamentals (2023)

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Unit description

Investigating the technical foundations of Printmaking, this unit considers the role of printing as an historically rich artistic form in relation to other art forms and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides students with an in-depth introduction to hands-on skill development in a variety of printing processes with an emphasis on types of printing, paper supports, grounds, inks, colour, mediums, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Unit content

  • Relief, Intaglio, and Screen Printing will be investigated
  • Understand print editions and artist proofs and monoprints
  • Support structures for printing
  • Technical competence with different techniques

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Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term3
Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas

design and produce artworks using basic printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical expression.

demonstrate an understanding of the differing methodologies to printing mediums, support, representations

articulate the theoretical, conceptual, and historical rationale of their work.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Students are required to provide all their own materials for this unit as directed at the beginning of session. A list of materials will be provided. Students must wear toe-covered shoes in V Block building at all times.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.