Before the rise of offset plate lithography in the mid 1950s, virtually all commercially produced images were printed on a letterpress. Photographs were etched into zinc or magnesium plates using halftone separations. As modern printing technologies have evolved, the process of preparing a photograph for print has remained largely unchanged.

Learn how to prepare photographs for letterpress printing using Adobe Photoshop. Students will learn how to separate files into multiple layer prints using three methods: Duotone, Process, and Posterization.

This class is a prerequisite for Letterpress Printing Photographs Part 2 :: Photographic Printing for Letterpress. In Part 2, students will print the photopolymer plates they created in Part 1. Press certification, either through SFCB's Core Certificate Program, or through approval by SFCB's Studio Manager, is required. 

Materials to bring: None

Workshop + Materials Fee: $65.00

Date/Time: Thursday, September 22, 2015 | 6:30pm-9:30pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please review our Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.

About the Instructor | Robin Weinert

Robin Weinert is an artist and printmaker living and working in Oakland CA. He has a BFA in printmaking from Maryland Institute College of Art, and a decade of experience in the commercial printing industry here in the bay area. Robin owns Oakland Printing Co. A specialty printing company, which focuses on letterpress, foil stamping, embossing and die cutting. His handmade books can be found in the collections of the University of Iowa, and Yale University, among others.