Classes have the form of lectures, exercises, conversation and discussion.

Lectures introducing the classes and subsequent tasks, if necessary combined with a multimedia presentation, will be held in the hall of machines or in another location.

Workshop exercises take place in the Hall of Machines at designated times and under the supervision of the instructor and technical staff.

Conversation - dialogue, will be held individually with each class participant as an essential part of project evaluation and implementation.

Discussion - reviews, will be held according to the schedule at the end of each task. Their purpose will be to analyze and evaluate the positive and negative sides of the implemented tasks from the point of view of technical and aesthetic values.

You must be registered in the second year of a full-time master's degree program to participate in the classes. Participation in the Erasmus + program.

- understanding of the technical conditions of the work methods learned;

- developing the ability to experiment and be innovative in the process of generating work;

- ability to create graphic works based on the original project; - ability to analyze one's own work in order to determine the positive or negative effects of one's work;

- making conscious analysis of one's own achievements in order to determine the positive or negative effects of one's work and, if necessary, make changes in the process of evaluation

- discovering the potential of the techniques and methods of work they have learnt;

- developing work planning and time use skills. In addition, everyone is expected to:

- be present and prepared for class;

- behave appropriately during the class;

- respect the equipment in the workshop and keep the machine hall clean

- active participation in reviews;

- participation in important events for the Graphic Design Department;

- attendance at studio clean-up at the end of each semester.

Passing all assignments and submitting a complete set of work as required for each assignment during the last week of class.

Attendance

Classes in relief printing are held in groups once a week for one semester at the Department of Printmaking, and attendance is mandatory. There will be no individual course credit. All lectures and presentations will take place at the beginning of the class and will not be repeated on an individual basis. It is in everyone's interest to be in the studio on time. Attendance will be checked at the beginning of each class. More than three unexcused absences will result in a grade reduction for the semester. Three tardies equal one absence. This includes unexcused leaving class before the scheduled end of class. A missed review, as well as three unexcused absences, is subject to a reduction in the semester grade. Absences due to health reasons will only be excused on the basis of a doctor's note submitted to the Dean's Office. Sleeping during class equals no attendance.

Course of classes

All participants, including the teacher, are required to work in the spirit of humanism and tolerance, respecting differences in worldview and respect for everyone. This is especially important in the emerging group of first-year students. Cooperation will be as important as competition. The class is scheduled for 4 clock hours, during which students are required to be present in body and spirit in the studio. There will be no cigarette breaks or work on other subjects. This includes the use of mobile devices and social media use. This is the time that class participants should devote to workshop graphics. Most graphic design techniques and methods require large amounts of time, patience, and precision. Therefore, the ability to plan well is important. None of the assignments can be completed in a single day. In addition to class work, a significant portion of each assignment requires additional work. This is especially true for drafting, die processing, etc. Readiness for class, especially well thought out projects and art materials prepared on the basis of previous instructions is an extremely important condition for effective participation in class. Projects will be discussed in groups, so everyone will be able to benefit from the experience of other participants. It is also expected that all students will actively participate in these discussions. Due to the enormous number of people using the Machine Hall, each class participant is required to clean up not only after himself/herself, but, if necessary, also to clean up the entire studio.

Notes/Sketchbook

A large amount of information will be provided during the lectures, so it is recommended that each student take notes. This includes theory on contemporary printmaking, the latest trends in art, and types of graph paper, inks and printing presses. The sketchbook is also a repository, an incubator of ideas; we will often turn to it in search of ideas.

Evaluations

The final grade is a numerical grade ranging from 5 to 0. It consists of partial grades from all assignments. After each assignment the student will be individually informed about the grade of his/her work. The assessment is based on the technical aspect of each task and the artistic value or originality of the idea. The criteria to be met will be specified in the description of each task. The date of each review is synonymous with the deadline for submission of the task. Being late or submitting an incomplete assignment will result in a 10% grade reduction for each subsequent class. During the semester, there may be opportunities to earn extra points to improve your grade.

The aim of the studio is to broaden students' knowledge and practical skills in the field of graphic design by introducing new working methods, which they have not had a chance to learn in their previous classes. However, the goal of the course is to prepare students to work independently and to make mature choices in order to realize their own goals, as well as tasks in graphic arts studios in their senior years. Artistic printmaking offers many original working methods within relief, intaglio and flat printing techniques. This applies to already known techniques such as linocut or aquatint, but also to new methods of working in relief and intaglio such as collagraphy. One of the studio's tasks is to make students aware of the richness and diversity of printmaking and the originality of the attitudes of contemporary artists who create according to the rules of classical printmaking, as well as outside of its technological rigor. For this reason, in addition to practical tasks, there will be theoretical lectures whose aim will be to present the profiles of contemporary graphic artists and their working methods.

• Grafika Artystyczna. Podręcznik Warsztatowy. Wydział Grafiki ASP w Poznaniu, 2007.

• Techniki Sztuk Graficznych. A. Krejca. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe. 1984

• https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/drawings-and-prints/materials-and-techniques/printmaking

Due to the nature of the classes, specialized equipment is required for the operation of the Classical Printing Techniques Studio, which includes: In the main room:

- tables for work with chairs;

- graphic press adapted for making prints in relief printing techniques;

- felt for the press or a suitable substitute;

- tray for soaking graphical papers;

- table and mat for cutting paper;

- a table for drying graphical papers;

- a supply of newsprint for drying graphical papers

- plates for drying artwork, made of soft pilsner board or plywood;

- pins or paper tape to attach artwork;

- inks for making relief prints, either pen or offset;

- rollers for transferring ink;

- rags for cleaning the surfaces on which the prints are made;

- solvents for washing paint.

In addition, a separate, ventilated washroom for cleaning dies with solvents is required. Students should wear protective clothing; aprons and reusable rubber gloves for work.

Classes are held once a week, for 4 hours in the Machinery Hall, in the building of the Graphic Arts Department and are scored with 3 ECTS points. Classes are conducted in full-time mode