FRED LIANG
MONO-PRINTING:MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION
June 29 lo July 4
9am-Noon
Bridge the immediacy of painting by learning to create your own,one-of-a-k nd mono-pr nted
images. This class is ideal both for artists with limited printmaking experience,and advanced
printmakers eager to learn alternative and more direct means of committing their creativeideas
and impulses to print. The workshop will provide instruction of how to harness mono-printing's
fluidity,whie exploring its ablity to simulate aesthetic qualities characteristic of o
il/watercolor
paint ngs and drawings.Here. you will investigate the unique, conceptualand aesthetic
possb
i ilities of your visual imaginations. and draw inspiration from the campus's breathtaking
surroundings during wa k-abouts.Through classroom demonstrations and one·on-one
instruction, learn an array of mono-printing techniques-inc uding those of reductive print ng,
color printing,collage and masking,viscosity printing, layering and multiple·plate color printing­
and employ these methods to magically transform your ownimages into a cohesive suite of
portfolio prints.
Materials List
Your materials fee covers 10 sheets of Rives BFK. You are encouraged to bring other
papers with which to experiment.
Newsprint
Oil and water based brushes, various sizes
Double-sided frosted mylar
Q Tips
Scissors
Scissors
Exacto knife
Plexiglass
Water color or gauche
Pencils
Color pencils
Erasers
Recommended materials & experimental materials
Oil Pastels
Crayon d'Arche,water·based
Gum Arabic
Pronto plates
Plexiglass