This workshop explores all aspects of intaglio etching, including softground, hardground and sugarlift aquatint. Jason fosters creative results and professional practice. Several techniques taught on the course are similar to those used by Thomas Gainsborough. Jason Hicklin creates beautiful atmospheric etchings based on the British landscape and is an enthusiast for all aspects of etching....
Lithography is often thought of as the closest printmaking technique to painting and drawing because of its direct mark-making. Working on stone, zinc plate or aluminium photo plate, the technique is taught in easy to follow stages. Students are able to work on several images during the course using their own reference. Colin Gale directs...
Three into one makes an image. Learn all about three very special print making techniques; Carborundum, Chine Collé and Collagraph. The course conveys ‘Omne Trium Perfectum’, three techniques that perfectly express creative ideas. Exploring a rich choice of texture, colour, layered structures and their registration, we use studio friendly products, processes and practice on this...
Explore screen printing with photo stencils. Work on different scales and surfaces and enjoy colour, text and image. Create an exciting visual language with mark making and layering. These techniques are compatible with digital processes and are rapid, safe and fun to use. Annabel Ridley studied at St. Martin’s and Camberwell Schools of Art. Her...
Screenprinting is a most versatile and expressive printmaking technique and offers exciting opportunities for colour work. Michael does not use photographic methods, instead he specialises in working directly on screens, using his superb sketchbooks as reference. He encourages a painterly approach and demonstrates a wealth of mark-making techniques. Michael Carlo has run highly successful courses...
Explore the myriad possibilities of versatile lino on this comprehensive course. Illustrative or abstract, mono or multiblock, your project will develop from a strong basis of drawing. You will be encouraged to explore and experiment at every stage as you develop your own creative approach to produce original prints. Technical points, cutting, registration and printing,...
This course features experiment with a printmaking method that does not require presses or chemicals and is ideal for a home studio. Working on softwood blocks, there is scope to achieve the typically subtle colour effects achieved in this process. Jude Lockie is a specialist in the art of Japanese Woodblock printing, working in Japan...
Photopolymer allows the transfer of sensitive drawing marks to plate and is just as successful with photographic imagery. No chemicals or acids are involved - just water! Enjoy and explore its mark making and tonal potential. Colin Gale has worked with photopolymer for over ten years. He successfully collaborated with artist Martha Parsey on Gainsborough...
Sundays 13, 27 January, 10, 24 February, 10, 24 March 2019 We will be working with teh wonderful collection of portraits at Gainsborough's House to explore different ways to create stitched portraits. This is your opportunity to experiment with different creative textile techniques in a small, friendly and supportive group. This course is for adults...
Michael Carlo's strong landscape based woodcuts feature expressive cutting into hardboard or ply. His approach is painterly and experimental. Michael's enthusiasm for mark making combined with his technical expertise help students achieve inspiring individual results. Michael Carlo has led many successful courses at the workshop. Educated at the Royal College of Art, his prints focus...
A three day workshop with Sue Jones exploring the exciting possibilities of Monotypes. From transfer drawing, subtractive and painterly methods to pattern, texture, found objects, ghost and shadow printing and including the use of stencils, masks and layering to make unique and vibrant images. Experiment further with the introduction of Drypoint to make hybrid prints....
Make to most of colour and texture to produce a wide range of prints in which you can use natural and found materials. Work on perspex or Truegrain to achieve painterly effects. The fee for Taster Days includes basic materials. Additional materials are on sale at very reasonable prices.
