Screenprinting The Complete Water-based System
Robert Adam and Carol Robertson
Published by Thames & Hudson in 2004
ISBN-13 978-0500284254
ISBN 0500284253 25.0 x 22.5 cm
Paperback 208pp 265 illustrations, 228 in colour
This practical and inspirational resource book explains and describes methods and materials that replace traditional toxic screenprinting systems. It is the modern option: safer, healthier, and more environmentally friendly, as well as quick to learn and accessible to all. Whether you wish to print using photo stencils, paper stencils, or screen filler stencils, with opaque, translucent, metallic, pearlescent, or iridescent paints, on delicate Japanese paper, handmade bark paper, fabric, metal, or PVC, renowned practitioners and art educators Robert Adam and Carol Robertson show you how to do it.
The book covers every stage of the printing process and opens up new areas of creative possibilities, whether printing small editions or works for large-scale installations. From choosing which materials to use and how to use them, through setting up and equipping your own water-based screenprinting studio, to collating and presenting your finished prints, this comprehensive reference book—complete with glossary and list of international suppliers—is the only resource you'll ever need. 265 illustrations, 228 in color. For purchase and further information, such as list of contents and reviews please see Thames & Hudson and Amazon web sites (info on links page).
Intaglio: Acrylic-Resist Etching, Collagraphy, Engraving, Drypoint, Mezzotint
Robert Adam and Carol Robertson
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (Jan 2007)
Hardcover: 240 pages
ISBN: 0500513430
Product Dimensions: 25.0 x 22.5 cm
This practical and inspirational book is the definitive guide to intaglio printmaking. With clear step-by-step instructions and over 225 illustrations, most in full colour, it describes a modernapproach which has a strong traditional basis, avoids the use of toxic materials and methods and is suitable for students, artists and teachers. This book covers every stage of the plate-making and printing process and opens up creative possibilities for beginners and experienced printmakers alike. Whichever intaglio technique you wish to experiment with - engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, burnishing, air-abrading, or acrylic-resist etching methods such as aquatint, photo-etching, collagraphy or photocollagraphy techniques - or if you need information on how to set up and equip an intaglio studio, make positives for light-sensitive techniques, choose a printing method or collate and present your finished prints, classically trained printmakers Robert Adam and Carol Robertson show you how to do it. This beautifully illustrated and comprehensive reference book, complete with list of international suppliers and glossary, is the only resource any art practitioner, educator or student will ever need. For purchase and further information please see Thames & Hudson and Amazon (info on links page)
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