Digital BW, The Print

Bruce,
You are right.  I was not suggesting 4 days would make anyone a Tyler Boley,
for example.
I believe the tools to _produce_ prints acceptable to a gallery from
_artist's_ files are available now, and that those results are achievable
without years of work.

Thankfully, creativity in printmaking is alive and well, even with the
success of the commercial tools recently available.  Look at what Paul is
doing with UT-3D!  Creative minds will always find new ways to advance the
art and craft.

Best regards,
John Moody

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John Moody wrote:

> John,
> Are you saying it's not possible for a reasonably intelligent person
> to take
> the 4-day Black and White Digital Fine Print workshop (K7) at Cone's and
> produce gallery quality prints from artist's files in a very short time?
>
I've taken the Cone course. It was excellent - the best four day
workshop I've taken (from say 10 or 12 over the years) on *any* subject.
Jon is an excellent teacher and his staff is first rate.

But, four days doesn't make you an expert print maker. Jon can teach a
whole bunch and expose you to lots of tools and techniques, and tell you
when some of the tools are appropriate. His course cuts a big chunk out
of the learning curve, but it doesn't, and can't, eliminate it.

There are subtleties involved that you can't understand without doing
the work and experimenting with different techniques.

You can go into Jon's course knowing nothing and come out a good print
maker. But to be an excellent print maker you've got to make a lot more
prints. There is no substitute for experience.
--
Bruce Watson