Paper and Ink Workshop

Paper and Ink Workshop

by John Foster
Released December 2013
Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 9781610589444

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Book description

Go behind the scenes in the creation of incredible pieces of design and art with Paper and Ink Workshop. This book discusses silkscreen, letterpress, and woodblock printing, and explains the techniques needed to produce the final prints. You will not only be amazed and inspired, but also able to quickly take the knowledge learned and apply it to your own work and projects.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. I. INTRODUCTION
    1. A. Printmaking Explosion
    2. B. Printmaking History
  5. II. TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS
    1. A. Presses and Printing Environments
    2. B. Paper Is Your Friend
    3. C. Equipment and Materials
    4. D. Printing Techniques
    5. E. Experimentation and Innovation
  6. III. WHY DO WE PRINT?
    1. A. Business Opportunities (1/2)
    2. A. Business Opportunities (2/2)
    3. B. Emotional Connection (1/7)
    4. B. Emotional Connection (2/7)
    5. B. Emotional Connection (3/7)
    6. B. Emotional Connection (4/7)
    7. B. Emotional Connection (5/7)
    8. B. Emotional Connection (6/7)
    9. B. Emotional Connection (7/7)
  7. IV. CUTTING EDGE TO CUDDLY KITTENS
    1. A. Innovative Bleeding Edge Work
    2. B. Folksy Art
    3. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (1/7)
    4. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (2/7)
    5. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (3/7)
    6. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (4/7)
    7. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (5/7)
    8. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (6/7)
    9. C. Cute and Cuddly for the Kiddies (Young and Old) (7/7)
  8. V. LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
    1. A. The Novice Printer
    2. B. Old Hands Still Challenging Themselves
  9. VI. THE FUTURE OF SMALL-PRESS PRINTING
    1. A. Fabric of the Design/Art World (Warhol to Seripop) (1/2)
    2. A. Fabric of the Design/Art World (Warhol to Seripop) (2/2)
    3. B. Business Expansion and Evolution
    4. C. Lineage/Historical
    5. D. Printing Community (1/4)
    6. D. Printing Community (2/4)
    7. D. Printing Community (3/4)
    8. D. Printing Community (4/4)
  10. VII. CLOSING
  11. Contributor Index
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. About the Author

Product information

  • Title: Paper and Ink Workshop
  • Author(s): John Foster
  • Release date: December 2013
  • Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781610589444