For EDPX 3990, “Untitled” (project name pending) combines relief printmaking and 3D printing, transforming both traditional and digital practices. “Untitled” is an experimental exploration of the pros and cons of 3D-printed plates and the limits of the process in terms of design and production.

“Untitled” experiments with 3D printing and the software ability to produce a relief-like block or a linocut. The project aimed to answer the following questions: Can you produce a relief-like block using 3D-printing software? Would blocks be consistent? If not, what factors could be causing inconsistency and imperfections? How much detail can the software capture? Can you 3D scan an existing, carved linocut block?

This project was created with the intent of being displayed at the University of Denver’s Shwayder Art building in “The Cloud.” However, “Untitled” can also be exhibited in galleries to demonstrate other forms of printmaking. “Untitled” isn’t designed to “replace” or be unappreciative of traditional relief printmaking, but to demonstrate and test another approach, similar to artists who use Lego tiles for block printing.

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