TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL REL？EF PR？NT？NG TECHNIQUES APPLIED IN FINE ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS

The present study aims to determine the techniques that might be an alternative to the traditional relief printing techniques that are applied in Fine Arts Education Departments. The techniques in printmaking courses are taught according to the printing facilities of the departments at Fine Arts Education faculties. This study is about alternative relief printing techniques that may be used in departments where the facilities are limited and the materials which may be used in these techniques are scarce. The alternative relief printing techniques that are developed and adapted are for students who study at Fine Arts Education Departments. These students are candidates for becoming visual arts teachers. For this reason, we may argue that the first, middle and high school students are intended to be addressed with these alternative techniques. As a result of the experiments that were done with relief printing techniques in the study, materials like dakota, kapron and foam were tried; and positive results were obtained with these materials as that are required by relief printing technique. These materials show some differences from the traditional relief printing techniques and materials. The differences between these alternative materials and techniques and the traditional relief printing techniques were demonstrated in this study. It was determined that alternative materials have advantages in terms of time, cost, health and safety, which were mentioned in detail in the study