Tue 21 Apr- 16 Jun (8 wks) | 6.30-8.30pm | 18+ yrs
An introduction to four different styles of printmaking suited to beginners or improvers to give a good grounding in producing a range of direct drawing prints. The course will cover Drypoint, Aquatint etching, Monoprint and Carborundum printmaking.
What will the course cover and how will it be taught?
Each session will begin with a short slideshow of examples from art history of what can be produced by each technique. The course will be taught by example, and knowledge of each technique will be built up by following stages towards the final piece.
Drypoint is a direct drawing printmaking technique which involves scratching a design into a polymer plate. Ink is then added to the plate and then passed through an etching press with paper to create the final print.
Aquatint etching is a direct drawing technique where a tool is drawn onto a zinc plate covered with wax. The plate is then immersed in etching solution, and a line is incised into the plate. Aquatint layers of tone are then added later using spray paint, varnish and the etching solution.
Monoprint is a way of printing a drawing.
Carborundum printmaking uses grit to produce a painterly print.
Who is it suitable for?
Beginner printmakers with no knowledge or improvers.
Important Information
This course will be held in Studio 3 and the Print Room. There are no sessions during half term 25-29 May.
What do I need to bring?
Glasses, if required, and an apron. A sketchbook or photos of ideas of images you would like to create.
Are there any additional costs?
No
About the tutor
Jamie is a Kendal-based printmaker who specialises in making aquatint etchings about buildings, architecture and structures both within the landscape and on the coast. He highlights architectural details in the urban environment and celebrates manmade incursions in the rural environment.
For him, all printmaking comes from drawing, his favourite activity. Jamie enjoys taking his love of line drawing and transforming it through the magic of printmaking processes.
His subject interest in buildings stems from a childhood connection to architecture and drawing, sparked by his Dad, who worked as an architectural draftsman and building inspector in the Lake District.
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