relief print research

I feel that it is very important to understand the way relief print was traditionally done in order to recreate the process. From my research, I learned things about relief print that I never knew before, such as, the fact that traditional text printing with movable type is also a print relief technique.

It was fun to learn about the process of the different processes used to make a relief print. Some of the different processes include: woodcut, metalcut, wood engraving, relief etching, linocut and some types of collography. I knew of the other techniques and how they were created, but one I wasn't familiar with was collography. Collography is " a relief print pulled from a 'plate' that is made by placing textured materials on a surface. Materials to make a collograph plate can include cardboard, paper, plastic bags, etc., which are placed on a surface then coated with a thin layer of protective sealant... The plate is made to enable relief printing processes. To achieve a variety of tones in a print one has to think about textured materials that will hold the ink for printing." This is cool to know because I can incorporate some type of texture into my digital relief print because it is a true technique used within relief print. 



relief print research:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_print

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collography

http://arts.jrank.org/pages/13632/print.html

artists:
1) Greg Ure: http://www.gregure.com/
                      
I really like the look of Greg Ure's artwork. I also particularly like his color harmonies. He has a variety of subjects that he paints that are all very interesting.

2) Leslie Peebles: http://www.lesliepeebles.com/


Leslie demonstrates beautiful line quality in her relief prints. I want to also create beautiful line quality in my digital relief print. 


3) Babette Katz: http://www.biddingtons.com/content/creativekatz.html

I like Babette Katz philosophy and that he uses only black and white for his relief prints. He says, "For me, making art has to do with the heart, the hands and the materials. Black and white linoleum cut, with its limited palette, gives me the opportunity to work for conciseness, economy and expressive force."