CMYK Photo Printing on Letterpress

Event Info

This five-day workshop takes place at CBA with the first session occurring on Zoom. Weekly meetings on Wednesdays June 12, June 19, June 26, July 3, and July 10 from 6-9pm

• Wednesday, June 12, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm (Remote/on Zoom)
• Wednesday, June 19, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm (in-person at CBA)
• Wednesday, June 26, 6:00pm–9:00pm (in-person at CBA)
• Wednesday, July 3, 6:00pm–9:00pm (in-person at CBA)
• Wednesday, July 10, 6:00pm–9:00pm (in-person at CBA)

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on May 29, at 11:59 pm.

About the Workshop:

In this five-session in-person class with Elizabeth Castaldo, participants will learn the steps for making full color, photographic prints on letterpress using the CMYK photopolymer plate technique.

The first session of the class will take place remotely on Zoom. In this first session, participants will learn about color separation, how to prepare images in photoshop for plate making, and how to both order plates ready to print and make them yourself in the studio.

The remaining four sessions in CBA’s letterpress studio will be focussed on how to properly mix ink for CMYK printing and special registration techniques for printing photographic images on letterpress.

Class size is limited to ensure an optimal student-to-teacher ratio. Register now before the remaining spots fill up!

Required Materials:

• a color photograph
• access to a computer with photoshop or other photo editing software (students can download a free trial of photoshop from the adobe website)

All other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.

About Elizabeth Castaldo

Elizabeth Castaldo is a New York based artist, printmaker, and bookbinder. Working with collage, drawing, and printmaking she creates works on paper and artist’s books that explore nature and the divine feminine.

She has completed residencies at Arquetopia in Oaxaca Mexico, the Center for Book Arts, NYC and Printmaker’s Open Forum, Oxford PA. Castaldo received her MFA from SCAD Atlanta where she was a Dean’s Fellow in Printmaking and her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited nationally including with the Zuckerman Museum of Art, Center for Book Arts, Saint Joseph’s College, Oklahoma City University, Landing Contemporary, Empty Set Gallery, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

She teaches printmaking and book arts at Parsons School of Design and the Center for Book Arts. Her work is held in many private and institutional collections including SCAD, The University of Alberta, Carnegie Melon University, Yale University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

All images courtesy of the instructor.