3-color reduction method

Print Making

Gutenberg press created the ability to mass produce work.

Print would not sell alone so, press productions of art work began:Wood cuttingLithographic production

Traditional Styles

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Choose a Nursery Rhyme, Fable or Myth. On a normal piece of paper, sketch a

depiction of a scene from the literature. (i.e. a cow jumping over the moon)

Once your drawing is approved, you will receive a 4”x6” piece of linoleum to redraw onto.

Using a three-color step reduction process, create 10 prints depicting your scene.

The Assignment

three-color step reduction processStep One : think of final product (like the

Pepsi Logo below)

Carve out all the detail that will have ink as the background color

Roll with the first color, align the paper, press, remove, and let dry.

Step Two

After making 10 solid prints, carve away the layer that you want to remain the background color .

Roll with a new color, align the dry print and press, covering the

previous color then set out to dry.

Step Three

After making 10 solid prints, carve away the layer that you want to remain the preprinted colors.

Roll with the last color, align the dried print and press.

Step Four

Final

In order for your three layers to align nicely, you have to have a register.

Registers are the places by which you put the paper down onto the linoleum every time.

We will be exploring registry by using a register plate.

Here is how it works:

The secret to alignment

You are going to use a wooden registry with three pegs and a 2-inch border. You will need the following to make your prints:

Wooden registry1 ½ inch wide, 3-hole punched strip of paper.Masking tapeAn 8x10 piece of paperA 4x6 piece of linoleumA BarenA Brayer

Step One: Supplies

Step two: Setting up the registryPut the strip onto the

wooden registry.Align the 8x10 with

the edge of the wood and the edge of the strip.

Tape the two papers together (do not untape until you are finished with all three layers)

Step three: Print away Be sure to use the same

wooden registry for each layer of prints.

Be sure to align the linoleum with the same corner of the wooden registry every time.

Do not roll the ink onto the linoleum while it is still on the wooden registry. Ink will get onto the wood and transfer to your prints if you do.