The Printmaking Bible

Ann d’Arcy Hughes has enjoyed an illustrious career in printmaking. She assisted Anthony Gross at the Slade School of Art in London, and worked with S. W. Hayter at Atelier 17 in Paris before embarking on her lecturing career at the University of Brighton in the UK. Ann was the Regional Organizer with the Open College of the Arts (OCA) for 10 years before co-founding Bip-Art independent printmaking workshop in Brighton. She was joint first prize winner of the Fine Press Book Association Award in 2004. Permanent collections of her work include prints at Xerox headquarters, BBC, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. She lives in Brighton, UK. Hebe Vernon-Morris studied as a ceramicist and metalworker before turning to printmaking. She now specializes in lithography and woodcut. She is a founder member and co-director of Bip-Art printmaking studio in Brighton, UK.

Author acknowledgements 4



Introduction 8



Chapter 1: Intaglio

Introduction of Intaglio 14, Etching 16, Intaglio without acid 80, Collagraph 108, Printing the intaglio image 126



Chapter 2: Relief

Introduction to relief 166, Woodcut 168, Linocut 194, Chine collé 216, Wood engraving 230, Printing the relief image 242



Chapter 3: Lithography

Introduction to lithography 258, Stone lithography 260, Zinc plate lithography 276, Polyester plate lithography 299



Chapter 4: Monoprint and Monotype

Introduction to monoprint and monotype 306, Colour separation 308, Additional monotype methods 322



Chapter 5: Screenprinting

Introduction to screenprinting 332, Equipment and materials 334, Stencils 344, Printing the screenprint image 374



Useful Information

Road-roller printmaking events 394, Workshops 396, Workshop listings 402, Artist contacts 403, Health and safety 404, Bibliography 406, Glossary 408



Index 412



Picture Credits 416