CREATING WOODBURYTYPES FROM 3D PRINTED PLATES

Demonstrator: Nicholas Dowgwillo

 

A Woodburytype is a 19th century, continuous tone, photomechanical process in which a thin layer of pigmented gelatin is cast from a low-relief plate to create an image.  The relative thickness of the gelatin determines the values (the areas that are thickest are darkest).  This demonstration will cover the production of 3D-Printed plates suitable for use as Woodburytype molds and the method for printing images from the plates.

 

ABOUT NICHOLAS DOWGWILLO

Nicholas Dowgwillo is a printmaker based in Detroit, MI. He received an MFA in printmaking from Arizona State University in 2011 and is currently 2D Media Studio Coordinator in the Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. He has exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015, Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition VIII, the Biennale Internationale d’estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, and 15th Annual National Small Works Exhibition at Washington Printmakers Gallery.  His work is held in a variety of public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Zuckerman Museum of Art (Kennesaw, GA), and Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo).