Continuing Education at PAFA

Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM  
Instructor: Justine Ditto  
Eight-Week Short Course (24 Hours)  

Lithography is a versatile printmaking process that allows for a complete range of drawing effects: contour line, hatching/cross-hatching, painterly wash applications, expressive mark-making, and reductive techniques. Learn all aspects of the lithographic process through step-by-step demonstrations and hands-on practice: preparing a lightweight aluminum plate; creating your own drawing from observation, imagination or photographic transfer using a range of drawing materials; selecting paper; printing in black-and-white and color; and editioning your prints. Note: Tuition includes a $30 lab fee.

Learning Objectives

• Students will gain a basic understanding of the lithography printing process.
• Students will acquire technical experience in preparing stones, plates, & ink.
• Students will learn basic stone & plate drawing, etching and processing techniques.
• Students will acquire technical expertise by way of proofing and printing their stones & plates, including learned skills in roller use & litho press operation.
• Students will learn printmaking professionalism including printing editions on clean registered printmaking paper, signing and numbering editions appropriately.
• Students will learn the importance of image development through individual reviews and by exploring various possibilities with the process.
• Students will develop critical visual and verbal skills through individual discussions with the instructor and their peers.
• Students will advance their individual art concepts and expand their artistic territory through new techniques & material uses.

Register by: September 22 
Materials List  
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