Spring 2027

Lithography

Lithography course covering direct drawing on stone with crayon and tusche, transfer techniques, and color processes through studio practice, lectures, and critiques.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Andrew Rubin3.7/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Jack Damer

One historical student noted that the instructor did not provide grades until the end of the term, which created uncertainty regarding performance.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Express Ideas with a willingness to attempt to stretch themselves through concepts and materials.

  • Demonstrate a minimum mastery of the technical skills involved in Lithography.

  • Follow through ideas to completion.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANDREW RUBIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JACK DAMER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 120

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jack Damer

Historical students described the course as an opportunity to learn lithography from an experienced practitioner who provided valuable historical context and hands-on instruction.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jack Damer

One historical student noted that the instructor did not provide grades until the end of the term, which created uncertainty regarding performance.

Past student reviews · Jack Damer

Feedback was mixed; one student reported that the instructor mocked questions publicly, while another found the teaching engaging and substantive for motivated learners.

Topics

  • Direct drawing on stone with crayon and tusche
  • Transfer techniques and color processes
  • Studio practice, lectures, discussions, and critiques

Skills

  • Direct drawing on stone using crayon and tusche
  • Transfer techniques and color processes in lithography
  • Technical skills involved in Lithography

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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ART 316 · Spring 2027

Lithography

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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