Encompassing the disciplines of relief print, serigraphy, intaglio, lithography, digital printmaking, paper making, and book art, Printmaking highlights the development of ideas and concept while honing skill and technical command. Students are encouraged to study the basic substructure that carries their images and to be sensitive to the subtle influences in the expressions found in handmade papers. The book art area also studies typography, book design, artist books, papermaking, illustration, production techniques, and computer typesetting.<br><br>Each printmaking technique is explored in specialized labs containing state-of-the-art print equipment with a faculty of specialists who offer instruction emphasizing in-depth technical knowledge in studios designed and outfitted for specific printing techniques.