Posted 14th July 2008
Print Workshop at ArtHaus
A print making workshop aimed at initiating an awakening of the opportunities available in the area of print making for selected artists from
The workshop dubbed “Expressions with Impressions”, attracted artists who include the new sensation in Ghanaian visual arts circles Bernard
The workshop was sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing on paper. Except in the case of mono typing, the process is capable of producing multiples of the same artwork, Each piece is not a copy but an original since it is not a reproduction of another work of art and is technically known as an impression. Ends
Prints are created from a single original surface, known technically as a matrix. Common types of matrices include: plates of metal, usually copper or zinc for engraving or etching; stone, used for lithography; blocks of wood for woodcuts, linoleum for linocuts and fabric plates for screen-printing.
Printmaking techniques can be divided into basic families or categories. These include relief printing, where the ink goes on the original surface of the matrix. Relief techniques include: woodcut or woodblock as the Asian forms are usually known, wood engraving, linocut and metalcut; intaglio, where the ink goes beneath the original surface of the matrix
Other types of printmaking techniques outside these groups include collography and foil imaging. Modern printing technology may be included such as digital printers, photographic mediums and combination of both digital process and conventional processes.
The workshop was sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in