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The Printmaking Department at California State University, Long Beach is comprised of two large studios that are fully equipped for etching, relief printing, lithography, screen printing, as well as an inhouse darkroom and computer area. Community metal and wood shops are also available for printmaking students' use.

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Lithography

Litho Presses
  • Approximately 150 litho stones, ranging up to 32"x44" in size
  • 5 lithography presses (40"x72" Takach-Garfield, 24"x40" Charles Brand, 27"x48" Griffin, 39"x69" Griffin, 32"x50" Fuchs & Lang)
  • Graining sink
  • 2 hydraulic lifts for stones

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Intaglio

Etching Presses
  • Ventilated acid room with set-up for zinc and copper etching
  • 4 etching presses (50"x90" Takach Press, 36"x60" Charles Brand, 28"x49" Star Wheel, 18"x36" Charles Brand Electric)
  • 2 Charles Brand hotplates
  • Rosin aquatint box
  • Ventilated spray booth for aquatint
  • Bench sheer for metal cutting

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Relief

Relief Presses
  • 2 relief presses (40"x72" Takach-Garfield, 36"x60" Charles Brand)
  • 2 Vandercook proofing presses
  • 1 Leach and Showcard proofing press

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Screen Printing

Screen Exposure Unit
  • Nova QS exposure unit
  • 3 drying racks
  • Sink for screen washing with power washer
  • Large vacuum table with a one-arm squeegee
  • Digital equipment (see below)

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Photo Processes
Dark Room Enlargers
  • 3 enlargers
  • 1 Agfa-Gevaert copy camera
  • Quartz lighting kit with consistent color temps for slide-making
  • Olec exposure system
  • Light tables
  • Digital equipment (see below)

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Digital Equipment
Large Epson Printer
  • 3 MacIntosh computers
  • 2 flatbed scanners
  • Polaroid slide scanner - 4,000 dpi
  • Canon G2 digital camera - 4 megapixels
  • Adobe software
  • HP Laser Jet 5100
  • Epson 9600, color ink-jet printer
  • 2 Wacom drawing pads

 


California State University, Long Beach. Department of Art, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach CA 90840