Daniel Morris
3000004
Materials: Materials for demonstrations will be provided, but students are expected to supply their own paper for individual projects. A range of colors of ink will be available for use. Paper may be purchased from Limited Paper, Legion Paper, Cranes, etc.
Recommended Reading: General Printing, Digital Type on the Flatbed Cylinder Press
Projects: During class time students will produce a group project and self-paced individual projects. If students require additional studio time in order to complete their work during the duration of the course they may book it by paying a studio technician rate.
Attendance: It is highly recommended that students attend all classes.
Class Schedule
Class 1: Introduction to the studio and studio safety. First demo on the Vandercook, parts of press. Students work on presses.
Class 2: Printing with wood type demo, students setting and printing a poster/broadside.
Class 3: Printing from photopolymer with the Boxcar base demo, talk about formatting files for photopolymer, dealing with Boxcar and Owosso + time to speak about projects.
Class 4: Setting metal type in the composing stick, type case lays and type handling.
Class 5: Printing from mounted linoleum and woodcuts/engravings and students begin working on individual projects.
Class 6: Demo on die cutting using the press and die jacket, about ordering dies, continue personal projects.
Class 7: Discussion on buying a press and places you can print. Continue personal projects.
Class 8: About setting up your own studio, sources, continue personal projects.
Class 9: Finish projects and distribute all type forms.