Formar um conhecimento básico da gravura em metal, através de sua história, conceitos e atividades de gravação e impressão.
História da gravura em metal desde as primeiras manifestações até o presente, e atividades individuais no ateliê.
Apresentação do desenvolvimento histórico da gravura em metal dentro e fora do campo da arte, a fim de poder pensar sua realização hoje, integrando o desenho, o aprendizado e a experimentação de cada aluno com as possibilidades de gravação e impressão.
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