Intermediate and Advanced Relief Printmaking Class
Saturdays | 5 weeks | February 4 through March 25* | 10:30 AM-12:30 PM | Taught by Delaney Wascherol | $150
Block printing is a relief practice of printmaking that involves carving into a wood or linoleum or rubber block, rolling ink onto the surface of the block, and then pressing the block onto paper or fabric. Students will be introduced to fundamental, experimental, and advanced block printing techniques.
*This class will not meet on February 18 or 25, while the ZACC is hosting the Big Sky Documentary Film Fest. It will also not meet Saturday, March 18. The class dates are as follows: February 4 & 11, March 4 & 11, and March 25.
MATERIAL LIST
You should be able to find any of the following materials locally at the UMT bookstore or at the new Frame of Mind supply store.
Frame of Mind offers a 10% discount to all ZACC students.
Carving Tools that would work for Wood and Linoleum: https://www.dickblick.com/products/flexcut-lino-relief-printmaking-set/
Carving tools that will limit you to working with Linoleum but are much more budget friendly: https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-linoleum-cutters/
Carving Blocks:
If you have decided to purchase the more budget friendly speedy-cut linoleum cutter tool, then you will need to exclusively use linoleum and rubber blocks. If, however you decided on the flex-cut tools then you are free to choose any of the following. Regardless of what kind of block you decide upon you are going to want to have one 4x6 block for practicing cuts and at least one 8x10 block.
Wood: iMcClains.com - McClain's Printmaking Supplies - 1/4" Shina
Linoleum: https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-battleship-gray-
linoleum/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Dlinoleum%2520
https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-blue-easy-to-
cut/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Deasy%2520cut%2520blue
Print Making Paper: Any paper specifically labeled “Print Making Paper” will work well for this
class.
Drawing Utensils and Paper: To use for planning out your print.
Other Optional Materials
Colored Block Printing Ink: We have black block printing ink that you can use while in the
print shop but if you would like to work with another color then you will have to bring your own.
Transfer Paper: Blick carries Saral brand which is great.
