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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with the basic experience of printmaking through the medium of woodcut. Choice of materials, selection of tools, preparation of the block, working with an image, printing and editing are fundamentals of the course. Historical overviews, design principles, drawing and expression are emphasized as students learn to work with this concurrently ancient and contemporary medium. Western and Eastern methods of printing in color and black and white are demonstrated and explored. There are no print size limitations in woodblock. Many print collections in Philadelphia provide direct viewing of master works in the medium. Satisfies: Printmaking Requirement or Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    Etching provides the basic framework for intaglio printmaking. Students become versed in etching processes, printing and editing. Demonstrations include the use of many plate-making techniques and their combinations as they developed historically, including the use of hard ground, soft ground, aquatint, and sugarlift. A field trip is taken to one of Philadelphia ? many print collections to provide direct experience with important works. Students have the use of two large format etching presses and a newly renovated printmaking facility. The goal of this course is to begin to help students acquire a strong grasp of the interplay of intaglio printmaking methods to create dynamic, technically sound, individual works based on strong fundamentals. Satisfies: Printmaking Requirement or Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed for you to continue to advance in the medium(s) of printmaking that you have become familiar with - be it silkscreen, lithography, etching, woodcut/relief or the various Drawing into Print/monoprint techniques. You may choose to begin to combine these mediums with others. In doing so, time will be spent understanding the structural relevancy of such an undertaking. Advanced and beginning introductions to mediums are often included in class as needed. Knowledge of the history and context of printmaking continues in this course as we visit historical print collections and contemporary print exhibitions. Satisfies: Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

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  • 3.00 Credits

    Advanced study of PR261 Woodblock.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advanced study of PR263
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to allow you to build a solid body of print and to develop a clear understanding of how the context of print and print processes are relevant to your work. Gaining technical accomplishment, expansion of perceived boundaries, understanding the historical precedent of printmaking, examining the role of printmaking in societies past and present, are all issues that ideologically structure Advanced Printmaking II. As such, you areexpected to read suggested texts, search for others, share in discussion with the class and give at least one oral report on technique/materials or one on a printmaker. It is encouraged that you incorporate the use of original print work in your reports, by using the collections at the Free Public Library or the PMA. Group and individual critiques are scheduled on a regular basis and are an essential element in your development and grade. Satisfies: Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    Based on a proposal in which a student is working independently with the assistance of two faculty sponsors, the proposal is concerned with matters that can best be pursued individually rather than in a class. It may not duplicate course content of the regular classroom curriculum. Only Juniors and Seniors are eligible and a cumulative gpa of 3.0 is required. See student handbook for further details. Satisfies: Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    After presenting your portfolio at the start of this class, you will devise a structural framework with the help of the instructor that will enable you to focus your goals as they relate to the continued exploration of the print medium(s), including those not previously covered in a specific area. Examples of this include digital and photo mechanically derived work as it is used in the generation of manipulated multiple images, their historical and cultural relevancy, the role of drawing of repeatable works. The nature of print allows for the ability to work in close collaboration with others and in multiple. As the print courses are structured, it is the combined responsibility of the students of Advanced Projects in Printmaking with the instructor to consider a collaborative project and implement it throughout the Advanced level classes. Satisfies: Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    Offering an overview of the main areas of human psychology, topics covered in General Psychology include brain function, theories of behavioral and cognitive learning development and psychotherapy. Satisfies: Liberal Arts elective requirement
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