ANNUAL REPORT
PRINTMAKING
Overview
The Printmaking Studios provide the space and equipment needed for students to explore traditional printmaking techniques, as well as experiment with new technologies and materials. The main techniques and processes taught in the Printmaking Studios include:
- Silkscreen (Room 389)
- Lithography (Room 387)
- Intaglio (Room 375)
- Relief (Room 384)
- Book arts (Room 382)
- Papermaking (Room 390)
- Digital printmaking (Room 379)
Schedules
Screen Printing Studio Schedule
Relief-Letterpress Studio Schedule
Materials
Consumable materials can be purchased from technicians or class assistants during open studio hours. Please check studio and shop schedules in order to ensure you are not interrupting a class when you go to buy materials. Materials can only be bought using OCAD U tickets. Tickets can be purchased from the Cashier, Monday to Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cashier is located in the Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, 115 McCaul Street, Level 1.
The following materials are readily available for students to purchase:
Lithography
Stone Rental
Shot glasses
Cellulose Sponges
Snake Slip
Litho Pencil
Litho Crayon
Rubber Hones
Polyester Pronto Plates
Bookbinding
Linen Thread
Needles
Beeswax
Headbands
Bone Folder
Book Cloth
PVA Glue
Rice Paste
Silkscreen
Screen Rental
Clear Mylar
Relief
Japanese woodcutting tools
Japanese woodcutting tool set
Hand Barren
Linoleum
Basswood
Lumaboard
Polymer Plates
Metal-Backed
Plastic-Backed
Intaglio
Etching Needles
Scraper
Slim Scraper
Burnisher
Tarleton
Plastic Plates
Copper Plates
Zinc Plates
Papermaking
Cotton Linter
Bleached Abaca
Unbleached Abaca
Raw Abaca
Uncombed Flax Tow
Bleached Flax
Sisal sheets
Raw Sisal
Raw Jute
Hemp Sheet
Raw Hemp
Kozo
Gampi
Kenaf
Retention Agent
Soda Ash
Coagulent
Formation Aid
Sizing
Pigment
Digital Printing
Clear Film for Inkjet
Miscellaneous
Gloves
Acetate
Registration pins
Tweezers
Palette Knives
Sandpaper
Scrapers for Cleanup
Facilities & Equipment
Relief: Universal III Vandercook Press, 2 #4 Vandercook Presses, 27” x 39” Albion Press, 17” x 21” Washington Press, 10” x 12” Baby Reliance Press, 16” x 21” Vandercook Proof Press, Recaro Press, 18” x 26” Hydraulic Press, 2 Book binding presses (10” x 12”, 11” x 18”), Kwikprint Foil stamping machine, intertype machine, hydraulic paper cutter, drying rack and approximating 90 cases of wood and lead type.
Intaglio: 2 30” x 50” Brand presses, 36” x 52” Wepplo press, 33” x 55” Takach press, acid room for zinc and copper etching, air compressor for aquatints, 2 hot plates, large tub for soaking paper and press boards for flattening/drying prints.
Silkscreen: 7 36” x 48” vacuum tables, 72” x 45” vacuum table, portable screen stations, washout room and pressure washer, darkroom with 70” x 53” exposure unit, 8” x 10” polymer plate maker and washout room.
Papermaking: Hollander 2lb capacity beater, 36” x 48” hydraulic press, 20” x 28” book press, tools for sheet forming
Lithography: 68” x 39” Griffin litho press, 3 Praga Litho presses, 2 30” x 46” and 1 20” x 35”.
Computer Lab: 8 Mac Computers, 24” Epson 7600 printer, 44” Epson 9800 printer, 2 12” x 17” scanners, 1 9” x 12” scanner, 1 laser printer
Archive Room: Light table and work space.
Contact
Nicholas Shick
Technician
416-977-6000, Ext. 268
Office: 382
nshick@faculty.ocad.ca
Eric Steenbergen
Technician
416-977-6000, Ext. 268
Office: 382
esteenbergen@faculty.ocad.ca
Last Modified:1/24/2012 12:57:31 PM
UPDATES
We are now in Week 5 of WINTER 2012 term. The shops and studios are open. Please visit individual studio pages for updated schedules.
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October 26 & 27, 2011. Click the logo for more information.