Press-Free Printmaking
Saul Chernick
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Materials List:
Class Fee $15
FOR THE FIRST CLASS:
- Tools:
- A soft rubber 4" or 6" Brayer (a brayer is a hand-held rubber roller)
- Plexiglass Sheets: Get 2 plates with a thickness of 1/8" measuring 12" x 12" each.
- Bone folder (also known as a bookmaking folder)
- Scissors
- Retractable Utility Knife
- Pencils and Erasers
- Metal Ruler (at least 24" in length)
- Glue (Elmer's and Sobo are OK but a Neutral PH PVA [Poly Vinyl Acetate] is preferred)
- Water Mixable Oil Paint (Not to be confused with regular oil paint. It sounds strange but it's a great product, free of noxious odors, and it makes an excellent printing ink.) Get 1-3 colors that you enjoy.
- Papers:
- Canson Drawing Paper 19" x 25":
5 Sheets Black
5 Sheets any colors of your choice
- Newsprint Pad 16" X 20" or 18" X 24" are both good.
- 18" x 24" sheet of oak-tag (Sometimes referred to as poster board or tagboard — any color)
FOR SUBSEQUENT CLASSES:
You may need the following materials. We'll discuss these after the first class session:
- Additional printing papers
- Woodcut Set
- Linoleum or rubber carving plates
- Watercolor paints
- Paintbrushes of various sizes
- Oil Pastels
- Colored Pencils
- Japanese Barren
Supply Stores Suggested:
New York Central Art Supply—3rd Ave. between 10th and 11th Streets
Utrecht—111 East 4th Ave. between 11th and 12th Streets
Pearl Paint—308 Canal Street
For Plexiglass: Some art stores have plexi in stock but Canal Plastics Center (diagonally across the street from Pearl Paint) definitely has what you're looking for. 345 Canal Street
Some of these stores will give you a student discount if you present your Cooper Union Continuing Education registration receipt.
