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Fine Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Mixed Media Drawing & Printing

This course breaks the boundaries of traditional drawing. It merges the spontaneity of mark-making with the mechanical reproducibility of printmaking. Students will experiment with layering materials—charcoal, ink, collage, and acrylics—alongside techniques like monoprinting, drypoint, and image transfer. The focus is on texture, happy accidents, and the complex interplay between the hand-drawn line and the printed surface.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master the integration of wet and dry media (Ink, Graphite, Pastel, Acrylic)
  2. Execute "Monoprinting" and "Drypoint" techniques without a heavy press
  3. Explore "Image Transfer" methods (Solvent, Gel Medium) to incorporate photography
  4. Develop a vocabulary of texture using frottage, collage, and resist techniques
  5. Critique work based on composition, layering, and material synthesis
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01The Hybrid Surface: Preparing Paper & Canvas
  2. 02Mark Making: Expressive Line & Gesture
  3. 03Wet into Dry: Ink & Charcoal resist
  4. 04Collage: The Architecture of Layers
  5. 05Monoprinting I: Additive & Subtractive
  6. 06Monoprinting II: Trace Monotype
  7. 07Image Transfer: Solvent & Gel methods
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Drypoint Etching on Plexiglass
  10. 10Relief Printing: Lino-cut integration
  11. 11Stencils & Pochoir Techniques
  12. 12Screen Printing basics (Embroidery hoops)
  13. 13Found Objects & Assemblage
  14. 14Encaustic: Drawing with Wax (Introduction)
  15. 15Preserving & Mounting Mixed Media
  16. 16Final Project: The Mixed Media Series (3 Works)

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Mixed Media Series (3 Works)

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Mixed Media Drawing: Integrating Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking by Jeanette Roeke
  2. The Printmaking Bible by Ann d'Arcy Hughes
  3. Experimental Drawing by Robert Kaupelis
  4. Printmaking + Mixed Media by Dorit Elisha
  5. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing (Phaidon)
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