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Platinum Palladium Printmaking (PMA 385) Spring 2012 – Wednesday and Friday 9:00 -‐ 11:50 PMAD Center Edward Stapel Phone: 603.887.7444 Email: [email protected] Office: PMAD Offices, 2nd Floor Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs., 1:00 – 2:30 and by appointment My blog: edwardstapel.blogspot.com This course will introduce students to the Platinum/Palladium printing process. Students will explore the traditions and aesthetic considerations associated with this beautiful, subtle, and historically rich process. Students will also explore various methods for making negatives to be used for printmaking, including: pinhole negatives, large format film negatives, and digitally created negatives. Students will be required to keep a journal to document ideas, a technical notebook in the form of a portfolio book documenting technical assignments and corresponding notes, and a final portfolio of 12 -‐ 15 matted prints. RECCOMMENDED TEXTBOOK: The Book of Alternative Processes, Christopher James Other supplemental information will be provided PLATINUM/PALLADIUM SUPPLY LIST: -‐From the campus store: Platinum/Palladium kit, including: chemicals and brush ($200) Film (as needed – 35mm, medium format, large format) Inkjet transparency material (Pictorico – as needed) Specific papers for printing – to be discussed -‐From the campus store, art supply stores, and/or Staples High-‐quality papers for printing: Bergger COT 320, 11x14 * Arches Platine, 11x14 * Lana Aquarelle, 11x14 * Canson Vidalon Vellum, 55lb, 9”x12” (or larger), 50-‐sheet pad ** Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker Paper, 9”x12” (or larger) 100-‐sheet pad ** Acid-‐free résumé paper ** Some fine-‐quality drawing papers can be used as well – specifics to be discussed * Available by the sheet or pack from the bookstore or online ** These papers are fairly inexpensive and come in pads or boxes that can be shared.
-‐Other stuff (some of which you might already have) 1 Flat bottom tray, roughly 11 x 14, dedicated to Pt/Pd printing (Cescolite is the
classic photo brand for these trays – however, a flat bottom Rubbermaid style tray with a lid also works well and can store your supplies too)
Hair dryer (with a low setting) Digital kitchen timer or similar (NO wind-‐up ticking timers!) Pencils Drafting tape or blue easy release masking tape Paper towels (not the brown paper towels at school) 11” x 14” scrap of mat board, foam core, etc. Plastic measuring cups (like for cough syrup) or a shot glass Small glass jar (like a jam jar) Dust mask (provided) UV glasses (provided)
-‐Things to put on your photo-‐scavenger radar Used large format cameras and/or film holders – 4x5, 5x7, 8x10 – at flea markets, camera shows, ebay, etc. WHERE TO SHOP: Chester College Bookstore Bostick and Sullivan: www.bostick-‐sullivan.com Photographers’ Formulary: photoformulary.com B&H Photo – 1 800 606-‐6969 -‐ www.bhphotovideo.com Hunt’s Photo – Manchester – 366 S. Willow – 603.6063322 -‐ Melrose, MA – 100 Main St. – 781.662.8822 The Camera Shop at the Institute, Amherst St., Manchester – 603.623.0313 Freestyle Sales – 1 800.292.6173 -‐ www.freestylephoto.biz Light Impressions – lightimpressionsdirect.com Michaels and/or AC Moore and other art supply stores CLASSROOM POLICIES Our class time is designed to provide each student a reasonable educational environment, and as such, we must respect one another both in and out of the classroom. Your preparation for class assignments and discussions forms one part of this, but your behavior forms the other. Please do not arrive late or leave early or use digital media in a distracting fashion. You may use a laptop, or other device, to take notes or to look up issues that arise in class discussions. Use of laptops, music players, and other devices (including texting) will not be permitted during demonstrations, presentations, or critiques (except for note-‐taking). You are not to participate in social media while in class unless such usage is part of a class discussion or presentation. Ignoring these guidelines may result in disciplinary action.
ATTENDANCE: If you miss more than 3 classes, your final grade will be dropped one letter grade. If you miss more than 5 classes, you will fail this class. If you come to class 15 minutes late, you will be considered absent. If you ignore the guidelines regarding electronic devices outlined above you will be considered absent. There are no excused absences. GRADING: Assignments must be turned in on time. Assignments will be evaluated in a group critique format and attendance for these critiques is mandatory. Late assignments will be marked down one letter grade for each class they are late. Submitting work without participating in critique will result in a one-‐letter grade drop. Not attending critique and not submitting work will result in a two-‐letter grade drop. If you have a conflict with a scheduled critique date it is your responsibility to make arrangements with me to present your work to the class at another time. If you miss a class it is your responsibility to contact me before the next class in order to pick up any assignments you may have missed. Showing up for class unprepared will be considered another absence. Since much of the discussion of work in this class is conducted in critique, class participation is mandatory and will be taken into consideration for grading. GRADING CRITERIA: Assignments/Critiques 30% Attendance and Participation 30% Final Portfolio/Project 40%
ROUGH OUTLINE OF THE SEMESTER THROUGH MID-‐TERM WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 1/18 Class intro and overview. 1/20 Assignment 1: making big negatives
1/25 Intro to printing using palladium Assignment 2 (in class) – how does all this stuff work? Assignment 3 – The Still Life
1/27 Assignment 3 in class
2/1 Assignment 3 in class
2/3 Critique Assignment 3 Assignment 4: Portraiture and vellum
2/8 Assignment 4 in class 2/10 Assignment 4 in class
2/15 Assignment 4 in class 2/17 Critique Assignment 4 Assignemnt 5: The Landscape
2/22 Assignment 5 in class 2/24 Assignment 5 in class
2/29 Assignment 5 in class
3/2 Critique Assignment 5 Assignment 6: TBA
3/7 Lab Time
3/9 Lab time
3/14 SPRING BREAK!!!! 3/16 SPRING BREAK!!!!