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Fine Arts · Year 3 · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Printing (Etching)

This course trains students in intaglio printmaking with a focus on etching, drypoint, aquatint, plate preparation, inking, wiping, and press printing. Students explore line, tone, texture, and layered imagery using traditional and experimental intaglio methods.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Prepare metal plates for etching using grounds, resists, and acid baths.
  2. Apply etching, drypoint, and aquatint techniques for line and tonal variation.
  3. Ink, wipe, and print plates using a press with accurate registration.
  4. Develop expressive imagery using layered intaglio methods.
  5. Produce finished intaglio editions demonstrating technique and artistic clarity.
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Introduction to Intaglio & Etching
  2. 02Tools, Materials & Safety Procedures
  3. 03Metal Plate Preparation & Degreasing
  4. 04Hard Ground & Soft Ground Etching
  5. 05Needle Work, Line Etching & Controlled Biting
  6. 06Drypoint Techniques & Burr Management
  7. 07Aquatint: Tonal Variation with Rosin
  8. 08 · MidtermStep Etching for Gradients
  9. 09Inking Methods: Color & Monochrome
  10. 10Wiping Techniques for Line & Tone
  11. 11Press Setup, Printing & Registration
  12. 12Multi-Plate & Multi-Layer Etching
  13. 13Texture, Pattern & Experimental Intaglio
  14. 14Editioning, Numbering & Documentation
  15. 15Finishing, Trimming & Archival Care
  16. 16Final Etching Edition Project

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

§ 03 Final project

Students will create an editioned etching incorporating line, tone, and layered textures demonstrating technical proficiency and expressive composition.

Deliverables

  1. Edition of 5-7 intaglio prints.
  2. Prepared and etched metal plate(s).

How it’s judged

§ 04 Watch first
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