Printmaking Facilities
Printmaking Facilities
The printmaking studio, located on the second floor of Hopkins Hall, supports the production of relief, intaglio, lithography, silk-screen, and digital prints. The well-ventilated studio is an open and flexible workspace and features an enormous wall of north-facing windows. Beyond providing an excellent environment for developing images on plates, blocks, screens, and stones, this is a space for the collegial exchange of ideas, fostering a strong sense of community.
The facilities are well equipped with three Brand etching presses, two Brand lithography presses, a Griffin lithography press, a Cincinnati screen-printing table, tabletop screen-printing stations, two Vandercook letterpresses, and a two-color Risograph printer. The studio houses a separate acid room with a dedicated ventilation system, spray booth, and aquatint box. There is an isolated screen washing room with power washers, and dedicated screen coating and exposure facilities, including a 30in x 40in flip-top pulsed xenon plate maker and a 36in x 60in screen exposure unit.
The studio also offers an alternative photography lab that supports non-silver processes. Computing stations and large-format digital printing, including transparency production, are available to students in the departmental digital printing lab.
Facilities and Equipment Descriptions
Intaglia Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 266
Three Charles brand etching presses
- 32” x 52”, 30” x 50”, 26” x 48”
One tabletop etching press
- 19.5” x 36”
One hot plate
- 28” x 36”
Located in Hopkins Hall 266A
Intaglio Area: Acid Room
- Large upright aquatint box for rosin
- Airbrush setup for spray aquatint
- Two vertical ferric chloride etching tanks
- 20” x 24”
- Spray booth
- Flammable Cabinet
Located in Hopkins Hall 274
One Nu-Arc (42x34 inches) platemaker for photo plates
- Plate / metal shear
- Collection of number of relief rollers for viscosity and surface roll printing
- Three worktables covered in glass for ink preparation
- Two large worktables on wheels
Relief Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 266
Three Charles brand presses
- 32” x 52”, 30” x 50”, 26” x 48”
- Selection of inks and relief rollers
Letterpress Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 266
Two Vandercook presses
- 15” x 30” and 15” x 36” printing areas
- Selection of letterpress inks
- Access to laser cutter and CNC in Hopkins Hall woodshop to create plates for letterpress.
Lithography Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 266
Over 70 stones in a range of colors and sizes
- From lap-sized to 24” x 36”
Two Charles brand presses
- 30” x 48” beds
One Griffin brand press
- 68” x 39.5” bed
A variety of leather rollers
A variety of rubber rollers
12-foot stainless steel graining sink
Levigators
Carborundum grit
Hydraulic lift
Flammable cabinet
Small blue acid cabinet
Screen Printing Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 274; The screen printing area is in 4 different rooms:
Hopkins Hall 274
Contains vacuum and non-vacuum tables for printing (36” x 43”)
A large washout sink,
Two large worktables on wheels
Hopkins Hall 275
Contains a washout booth
Power washer
Drying rack
Fan for screens
Hopkins Hall 273
Dark room with UV-safe lights that contains our exposure unit
Our exposure unit has a bed size of 54” x 32"
A Nu-Arc platemaker for photo plates with a bed size of 42” x 34”
Hopkins Hall 273 B
Dark room with UV-safe lights
screen storage, screen coating station, and a sink for processing photo etching plates
Standard screen size 23” x 31” frame to the largest screen screen size of 31” x 40”
In addition to these rooms in the printmaking facilities, students also have access to the Digital Print Lab on the 3rd floor of Hopkins Hall. We also have access to Canon printers for roll and sheet digital outputs.
Risograph Area
Located in Hopkins Hall 276
NH9450U dual-drum Risograph machine capable of printing up to 11x17 inches
8 ink drums in Yellow, Fluorescent Pink, Red, Aqua, Green, Medium Blue, Black, and White.