Reference Literature on Printmaking: DVD, Videos & Books
 Printmaking With
Photopolymer Plates |
By: Dianne Longley
A complete guide to the uses of photopolymer plates with step by step instructions. The book includes an overview of various print media, a history of photopolymer plates and a schematic for building an exposure unit.
Paperback 112 pages.
$34.90
"The Art of Lithography -Working on Stone"
Artist George McNeil draws, paints and scratches on a litho stone in "Working on Stone".
This 26 minute short course video from Tamarind Institute offers detailed instructions on stone lithography.
DVD or VHS
$50.00
"The Art of Lithography -Working on Plate"
"In Working on Aluminum Plate", artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith creates a four color litho from aluminum plates.
This 24 minute short course video from Tamarind Institute offers detailed instructions on aluminum plate lithography.
DVD or VHS
$50.00
"Four Stones for Kanemitsu"
Tamarind Institute's award winning video records the making of a color litho by the noted artist, Matsumi Kanemitsu, beginning with the graining of the stones. Fully revealed are the esthetic and subjective problems faced by Kanemitsu, as are the technical challenges met by the Master Printer and his assistant.
28 minute color video
DVD
$30.00
 Aluminum Plate Lithography Manual
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Published by Tamarind Institute in 1999.
This 45 page spiral bound manual is full of the most current techniques on aluminum plate processing, acid tint, acrylic medium reversal, Xerox transfer method and a trouble shooting guide.
Ample photos throughout.
$25.00
 Photolithography - A Manual
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Published by Tamarind Institute in 2003.
This 30-page manual covers positive plate, negative plate, films, registration, stone matrix, exposure methods and more.
Many photos and charts.
$25.00
"Monotype - Mediums and Methods for Painterly Printmaking"
An 8 1/4" x 11" soft cover book by Julia Ayres with 144 pages of step-by-step instructions and 250 color illustrations on the popular medium of Monotype using oil based inks, as well as a brief history and comprehensive information on materials.
$19.95
 Printmaking in the Sun
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A soft cover 144-page book with color photos that is an artist's guide to making professional prints using solar plates.
Written by Dan Weldon and Pauline Muir.
Currently unavailable (out of print)
 Using ImagON tm
Ultra Polymer Film |
Video and manual:
80-minute video
By Keith Howard.
Come's with 24-page companion manual.
 Safer Printmaking With
Akua Water-Based Inks |
Demonstrations for the beginner or advanced printmaker.
Steps for creating monotypes and monoprints with both Akua Kolor and Akua Intaglio while printing with a press and by hand.
50-minute video by Susan Rostow.
DVD
$39.95
 The Contemporary Printmaker
Intaglio-type & Acrylic Resist Etching |
243-page book
By Keith Howard.
Most up to date info on Image On techniques.
Color photos.
$49.95
 Revised Lithography
Lab Manual |
187-page book
By Lise Drost.
Approximately 100 pictures and diagrams.
Four removable pages of color plates.
This manual covers both basic and advanced litho processes from stones, hand drawn aluminum plates, and positive working photo plates.
$25.00
"Stone Lithography"
By Paul Croft
160 pages.
A practical handbook that offers a comprehensive approach to the many aspects of lithography. Information is presented through simplified steps in a logical and meaningful manner.
Lavishly illustrated and teeming with examples of prints from an international group of artists.
$19.95
 The Art Of Printing
From A Xerox Copy With Lisa Mackie |
This interactive book-style DVD will demonstrate the xerox copy lithography technique which directly relates to polyester litho plates such as the smart plate product in our catalog.
120 minutes
$34.95