Contemporary Philippine

Arts from the Regions

Quarter 2

Module 5

Mediums and
Techniques:
Printmaking
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions – Grade 12
Quarter 2 – Module 5: Mediums and Techniques: Printmaking
First Edition, 2020

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 Contemporary Philippine
Arts from the Regions
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 5
Mediums and
Techniques: Printmaking
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Contemporary Arts from the Philippine Regions (Grade 12)
Module on Mediums and Techniques: Printmaking!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

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that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Module on

Mediums and Techniques: Printmaking!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in
your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

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that you will learn after completing the module.

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and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module. 

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application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measure how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this lesson, the learner is expected to…
1. identify and discuss the mediums and techniques in printmaking;
2. and critique available materials and appropriate techniques used in
printmaking.

LESSON

Printmaking is a technique done for reproducing a piece of art by transferring an

image from a template, such as wood and metal, onto another, usually on a paper
or fabric. The most widely used printmaking techniques are relief printing,
serigraphy, and intaglio, all of which use different tools and materials.
1. Relief printing utilizes a block that is carved, then painted on the raised areas,
after which is pressed on a surface.
 The most used templates in relief printing include woodblock, rubber
stamp, and a sheet of linoleum.
 Chisel is a tool with a straight cutting edge at one end utilized by artists to
chip, carve, and cut into the template used.
 A gouge is a chisel with a curved cutting edge designed to carve precise
grooves without having to dig into a surface.
 General Carving Knife is a tool used for all sorts of carving.
 Detail Knife is designed to carve finer details and fit into smaller areas.
  Block printing ink is the ink used in relief printing, which can either be
water-based or oil-based ink. Water-based ink is best used when printing
onto fabric, although it can also be used on fabric or paper, but because it is
too fluid, it is more difficult to use on both surfaces. On the other hand, oil-
based ink is thicker, more viscous, and dries significantly longer than water-
based ink, therefore it is more ideal to be printed onto fabric and paper.

Figure 1 "Jodeco Summer" (2018) by Gatordog Relief Prints |

https://www.facebook.com/gatordogreliefprints/photos/a.1320066684698415/1782463678458711

2. Serigraphy also referred to as silkscreen printing, is a technique that uses a

mesh screen and squeegee to push paint onto the surface below.
 The mesh screen is a tool made of a framed polyester used to transfer ink
onto a surface, such as textile and paper. The quality and detail of what will
be printed depends on the mesh count. For instance, using a high mesh
screen is recommended for a piece highly detailed artwork.
 A stencil is created and placed on top of the surface to be printed on to
block off parts of the screen using the negative space on the stencil to form
the image.
 A squeegee is a tool with flat, smooth rubber blade used to control or clear
away the flow of liquid on a flat surface by scraping the paint on the mesh
screen.
Figure 2 "Leaving the Paddock" (2008) by Leroy Neiman | https://www.parkwestgallery.com/what-is-a-serigraph-
serigraphy/

3. Intaglio is the opposite of relief printing because the engravings are used to
apply paint on so that the final product will have an embossed effect.
 Etching ink is used on pre-treated metal plates where they seep into the
etched crevices. They are tick, tacky due to their high oil and pigment
content.
 Burin is a tempered steel rod used for engraving clear and precise furrows
on metal plates.
 Scraper is a tool for removing marks on the plate.
 Burnisher is utilized to decrease the furrows or etching on a plate. It is used
alongside a scraper.

Figure 3 "Portrait" (1649) by Coenraad Lauwers Figure 5 Details of "Portrait" showing the engraved lines distinct in Intaglio
| https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art- printing
mediums/drawing/intaglio-explained/
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