Day: Wednesdays
Dates: Wednesday 7 October – Wednesday 2 December (half term during the week commencing 9 November, so there will be no class on Wednesday 11 November)
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Level: Beginners (18+)
Tutor: Ben Topping
Location: 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ
Cost: £278/ Earlybird: 10% discount if booked by 31 August
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over the course of this 8-week programme, you will learn the fundamentals of traditional etching and intaglio printmaking.
While participating in the course, you will learn how to prepare a plate, apply a wax ground and work with an aquatint. You will learn different mark making techniques throughout each process, and how to print a plate using intaglio.
By the end of the course, you will have a strong understanding and knowledge of etching and will be able to leave with prints demonstrating the skills you have learnt.
Week 1 – Soft Ground
Week 2 – Hard Ground
Week 3 – Sugar Lift, Aquatint
Week 4 – Sugar Lift, Aquatint
Week 5 – Experimental Grounds (Water Mixable Oil Paints)
Week 6 – Chine Colle
Week 7 – Multi-Plate Printing
Week 8 – Editioning
What is included: All teaching and materials
What isn’t included: Images – if you would prefer to work from images, sketches or pictures you have taken, whether physical or digital, please bring these with you to the class. Please also bring an apron/wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
