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Faculty of Art
Department of Fine Arts Printmaking Course 版画専攻

Exploring expression through printmaking—from traditional to digital

The Printmaking Course covers all types of reproducible works of art, allowing students to study a wide range of techniques for creative expression, from ukiyo-e to photography. The four main types of printing covered in the course are woodcut, copperplate, lithograph, and silkscreen, in addition to digital media such as photography and video. Printmaking is a form of creative expression somewhere between art and design, and while coursework focuses on the unique characteristics of the medium, students will also develop their editing skills as they put together collections of works. The Printmaking Course also gives students access to a wide range of facilities and equipment. With four different kinds of printmaking studios, as well as a photography studio, darkroom, and papermaking and book art workshops, students can freely engage in their creative pursuits. At Kyoto Seika, you will encounter myriad techniques and develop creative and expressive skills as you explore your own unique forms of creative expression.

Subject Highlights

  • Experience and learn about a wide variety of techniques, and find the method of expression that works for you

    [Studio Art / Year 2]
    Over the course of a year, students learn the basics of creative expression in a broad range of media, including woodblock and copperplate printing, lithography, silkscreen, photography, and digital creation. Students are exposed to a variety of materials and techniques to find their preferred means of expression. At the same time, they learn to pick the materials and methods that are best suited to achieving their objectives.

  • Students also contribute to the Printmaking Course’s long-running magazine, KINO PRINT.

    [Graduation Research Practicum 1 & 2 / Year 4]
    Students create pieces while considering print editions, one of the unique characteristics of printmaking. They also help produce KINO PRINT, a collection that compiles all the students' work, and design the collection box in addition to holding an exhibition. Faculty members and graduate students are also invited to participate in this tradition going back to the start of the course.

What You Will Study

  1. 1STYEAR

    Laying a solid artistic and creative foundation

    Students take cross-listed courses in the Faculty of Art to improve their observational skills, critical thinking, imagination, and other skills needed to build a firm artistic and creative foundation. They also learn the basics across all seven courses and start to explore which fields they would like to pursue.

  2. 2NDYEAR

    Acquiring basic techniques

    In addition to the four print types of woodblock, copperplate, lithograph, and silkscreen, students also learn the basics of photography and digital printmaking techniques, exposing them to a variety of methods ahead of their third year of study.

  3. 3RDYEAR

    Mastering the techniques that work for you

    Students are divided into workshops to study the printmaking and photographic techniques that interest them. They also deepen their understanding of book art, paper art, digital creation, and editing methods, exploring the techniques they feel most comfortable with.

  4. 4THYEAR

    Pursuing a unique expression of your own

    Students work on their graduation projects, making full use of the skills and e