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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, 2 nd 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 Highquality papers for printing: Bergger COT 320, 11x14 * Arches Platine, 11x14 * Lana Aquarelle, 11x14 * Canson Vidalon Vellum, 55lb, 9”x12” (or larger), 50sheet pad ** Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker Paper, 9”x12” (or larger) 100sheet pad ** Acidfree résumé paper ** Some finequality 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.

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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.      

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-­‐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.    

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 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%                                

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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!!!!