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.


 

Lithography

• 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

Intaglio

• 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

Relief

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

Screen Printing

• 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)

Photo Processes

• 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)

Digital Equipment

• 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