Printmaking (23/24)

This printmaking course will provide you with the opportunity to creatively explore and develop visual studies through a structured range of printmaking processes across the year. For new students, each term there will be an emphasis on specific processes. Returning students progressively cover a wider range of processes and experienced students have an opportunity to utilise the sessions and facilities to extend and develop their practice. Continuous support, guidance and constructive advice will be given throughout. The printmaking classes provide a rich and informative opportunity to develop and share ideas and processes.

The printmaking workshop offers a wealth of methods and processes to explore and generate imagery and extend creative practice. As a result, for new students, each term there will be an introductory emphasis on specific processes:- Autumn term will cover a general introduction to Printmaking processes. Students will have opportunities to develop both observation drawing skills and creative play through experimentation with a range of monotype processes to produce a range of unique prints. The conceptual making and printing of cardprinting, collographs and lino cuts will allow the creative exploration of methods and processes involved with relief printing and to produce possibilities of either editioned or varied prints. Drypoint is a simple introduction to intaglio printmaking. Students will be able to develop their studies through the expressive use of line, tone and mark, exploring possibilities with monoprint and Chine colle to produce a range of outcomes. Spring term will start with generating visual studies through monotype print processes. These outcomes will lead into intaglio print processes. First with drypoint exploring line, tone and mark and then progress on to the introduction of a range of etching processes using zinc plate, including hard and soft ground and aquatint to develop a fuller visual vocabulary. Summer term students will have the opportunity to embrace a range of stencil making methods and processes that could be used developing screen printed imagery. This will include: drawn, painted and collaged photo stencil art work, photocopied photo stencil, paper stencils and found materials photo stencil. As well as unique, painterly monotype screen printed outcomes. Returning students across the terms progressively cover a wider range of processes and experienced students have an opportunity to utilise the full extent of the workshop including the range of facilities and Tutor knowledge and experience to extend and develop their practice.