Introduction to Mixed Media Printing
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 1:30–4 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art, Blue Workshop, Greene Family Education Center
Registration Required
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The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art on view in the museum’s galleries and special exhibitions, hours of expert instruction, and additional access to a Friday afternoon open studio during the run of the class.
The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art on view in the museum’s galleries and special exhibitions, hours of expert instruction, and additional access to a Friday afternoon open studio during the run of the class.
Explore collagraphs, monoprints, and relief prints in this introductory printmaking class. Learn safe cutting and carving techniques, and experiment with texture as you design stamps, create collage plates, and practice different inking methods to make individual impressions and editions. Dive into the processes of pattern design, hand printing, printing with an etching press, and inking plates with multiple colors, and develop your personal expression through line, texture, color, and composition.
- Week 1: Begin with an introduction to the class and an outline of the printmaking methods that will be explored. Then, practice safe carving methods and create designs using lines, shapes, and visual textures to stamp on paper and fabric.
- Week 2: Combine collage and printmaking techniques to create collagraphs. Use collage materials to make your own printing plates with raised, and textured surfaces.
- Week 3: Explore a painterly approach to inking collagraph plates. Manipulate ink with brushes, rags, and other tools before passing your plates through the press. Enhance subsequent prints using stencils and other media. Begin to plan your composition for your final prints.
- Week 4: Make a small edition of prints combining techniques and plates created in previous sessions. We will conclude our time together with a reflection on our work and a conversation about what we have learned.
This is an introductory-level Studio Class; it is designed to accommodate all levels of skill and talent. If you have never taken an art making class before, this is a great place to start. You will learn new skills that you can use in your artistic practice.
Please note that in the event of a session being canceled, November 3 is reserved as a makeup date.
About Studio Classes
Expand your art-making skills through guided, step-by-step instruction with expert instructor. Over multiple weeks, you will learn alongside other creative adults and delve deeply into the artistic process, explore new techniques, and build your practice.
The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art in the museum’s galleries, hours of expert instruction, and access to a Friday afternoon Open Studio during the run of the class.
About your Instructor
Daniel Mantilla (he/him) is a Colombian-born artist with over a decade of experience teaching young people, families, and adults. In his paintings, drawing-collages, and cutouts, Mantilla explores ideas of transition and instability. He previously lived in New York City, where he recorded instructional videos for public television. His art has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. He has studied paintings in museum collections in Spain, conducted research on cadmium-free acrylic paint, and holds an MFA from Hunter College.
