Workshop
Photoshop for Printmakers
2-day workshop over 2 weeks
January 27 & February 3, 2025
Monday Afternoons, from 2-5:00 PM
Class size 4-8, All Levels
$145 Members, $185 Non-members
Workshop Description: For decades now, Photoshop has been the gold standard in image handling and editing software. With its endless possibilities, it can be an intimidating program for new users. In this class, we will focus on the most useful tools in the program for artists looking to save, share, and print images of their work. File formats and their uses, metadata, nondestructive editing, color adjustments, and proper resizing are just a few concepts we will explore. Of additional use to the printmaker is the creation of digital transparencies for screen print or other photographic printmaking processes; we will cover the tools and steps required for these workflows as well.
Note: It is highly recommended that students arrive with a laptop that has Photoshop installed on it. Students will receive a pdf download of our main points and are encouraged to take notes!
Workshop Location: Upstairs Studio – No Elevator
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Questions? Please email Workshop Coordinator Toni Miraldi at tmiraldi@contemprints.org
Instructor Bio: LIZ BANNISH lives and works in Norwalk, CT as Studio Manager and Collaborative Printer for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking. She earned her BFA in Printmaking and Art History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2011 with her award-winning show of stone lithographs. Afterward, she served as an intern for Zea Mays Printmaking, bringing their research in non-toxic printmaking to SGC San Francisco in 2013. She served as Printmaking and Photo Technician for Smith College in Northampton, MA for five years, running their printmaking studio, letterpress studio, photo darkrooms, and OSHA compliance programs. Liz has trained with masters Barry Moser (Pennyroyal Press), Peter Pettengill (Wingate Studios), and Liz Chalfin (Zea Mays Printmaking). Her personal work spans the media of sustainable and traditional printmaking and includes relief, etching, lithography, and alternative photography. When not getting her hands inky, Liz dives for the local aquarium.