Printmaking for Beginners: Printmaking Handbook

by Jane Stobart

• Sixteen new pages and fifty new artworks


• New chapter on an exciting new process, the carborundum print


• Outstanding primer covers all major printmaking processes in one affordable package


• Replaces Printmaking for Beginners , ISBN 0-8230-4293-6



Monotype, relief printing, intaglio, collograph, screenprinting, and lithography—all the major printmaking processes are thoroughly explained in this ultra-handy guide. For this revised second edition, a chapter on carborundum printing, an exciting new process, has been added to make Printmaking for Beginners the most up-to-date and complete book on its subject. Hundreds of examples of the work of both beginning and accomplished printmakers illustrate the many different and exciting effects possible with the many different and exciting techniques—and fifty new artworks have been added specially for this edition. Practical and inspiring, packed with illustrations and recommendations on tools, paper, equipment, materials, and safe working practices, this is the one book to have for anyone working in printmaking today.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2001

Reviews

[hope h. · Rating 5 out of 5]

really handy little guide to MANY different forms of printmaking - i learned a ton reading this and really appreciated how in-depth it was despite covering so much ground. intaglio printing and lithography are forever going to make my head spin, but i feel like i have a grasp on the basics now which is much more than i had before! i knew a fair bit of the info covered on relief printing, but there were some really useful registration tips as well as great info on types of papers. if you're looking for a good basic manual to learn more about printmaking as an artform, written by a master printmaker with a ton of experience in the field, this is it! i read it through twice and took notes and would definitely recommend the same approach to others - lots to be learned here.

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was better than the last printmaking book I read but still not really as detailed as I'd like. There was one page on lino cutting which is probably the one most people will be having a go at, at home. Some useful advice and examples.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good starter book, has quick explanations for many different methods of printing multiple copies of an image.

[Alisha Jodrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, really helped me when I was at university learning how to screen print. It still helps me now that I am a graduate. Would definitely recommend