This technique, combining both oil and watercolor techniques, offers a spontaneity that appeals to artists who seek a painterly quality in printmaking. Mr. Olsen will demonstrate several innovative approaches to computer generated prints using intaglio, litho, and relief processes. Experimentation at all levels will be encouraged. Students may utilize the local architecture, art, cityscape and landscape of Florence and its environs as subject matter for their imagery. The teaching of this course will consist primarily of demonstrations, individual critiques, and group critiques.
Some demonstrations are highly technical and deal with the intricacies of specific procedures.
Others will employ a variety of materials to create imagery in an intuitive manner. Always stressed will be the balance that must exist between spontaneity and discipline. The purpose of this class is to provide a basic knowledge of 2-D programs that can be used by artists to create a variety of art forms, including, but not limited to, computer enhanced photographs, lithographs, and intaglio prints, cyanotypes, collotypes, animations, presentations, and images specifically designed for the Web. Students will create images that can be printed in a variety of ways, including ink jet, Iris prints, and the use of traditional intaglio and litho presses. Previous computer experience is not required.