COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINTMAKING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRF 2007 PRINTMAKING I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Department of Graphics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR CEREN BULUT YUMRUKAYA

Offered to

Performance Arts
Ceramics
Graphic
Accessory Design
Cinema and Television
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Carpet Kilim Old Fabric Patterns
Ceramic and Glass Design
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Graphic Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Textile
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to make the student comprehend the process, material and application of relief
printmaking and to prepare a background for selfexpression with using the techniques learned.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define relief printmaking techniques,
2   To be able to applicate relief printmaking techniques
3   To be able to transform relief printmaking techniques into a tool of selfexpression
4   To be able to develop new materials and approaches
5   To be able to work in an order with the classmates
6   To be able to gain the working dicipline in the printmaking studio

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Seminar: Relief Printmaking, Course outline and introduction to materials used.
2 Project I: Black/White Relief Printmaking/ Carving Exercise
3 Project I: Black/White Relief Printmaking/ Preparing the block for printing and realizing the print
4 Proje I: Black/White Relief Printmaking/ Printing
5 Seminar: Texture Appication in Relief Printmaking Project II: Black/White Relief Printmaking Texture Creating/ Examples
6 Project II: Black/White Relief Printmaking Texture Creating/ Preparing the block for printing
7 Project II: Black/White Relief Printmaking Texture Creating/ Printing
8 Mid Evaluation, discussion Seminar: Reduction Technique in Relief Printmaking Project III: Reduction Technique in Relief Printmaking / Examples
9 Project III: Reduction Technique in Relief Printmaking / Application
10 Project III: Reduction Technique in Relief Printmaking / Application
11 Project III: Reduction Technique in Relief Printmaking / Application
12 Seminar: Multiblock Relief Printmaking Project IV: Multiblock Relief Printmaking / Examples
13 Project IV: Multiblock Relief Printmaking / Application
14 Project IV: Multiblock Relief Printmaking / End term Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

The Complete Printmaker, John Ross, Clare Romano, Tim Ross, Free Press, USA 1990
Tahta Baskı Sanatı, Gören Bulut, Dokuz Eylül University Güzel sanatlar Fakültesi, Izmir,1994
Printmaking: History and Process, Donald Saff, Deli Sacilotto, Wadsworth Publishing, USA, 1978

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course depends on studio work. The techniques to be applied about relief printmaking are introduced to
the students with seminars. Examples are shown and the application process is indicated step by step.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.60 + ATT * 0.20 + COM * 0.20

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ceren BULUT YUMRUKAYA, Assist. Prof.
+90232412169 ceren.bulut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Studio work 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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