JOHAN CARINUS

ART CENTRE

PRINTMAKING

The Graphic and Printing department offers learners the opportunity to experiment with, and obtain knowledge of, various printmaking techniques.

In Grade 10 the emphasis is on teaching all the basic Graphic print processes, ranging from monoprints, collographs, Perspex intaglio, woodcuts, linocuts through to etching. We encourage the learner to develop the mastery of technique further in Grade 11, where they focus only on selected printmaking media.

By Grade 12 a relative mastery of the basic print techniques should have been achieved and the learner is then encouraged to specialize in the print process he/she favours. A fairly advanced stage should be reached in this chosen technique.

Drawing is a very important component in graphics where academic as well as experimental drawings are encouraged.