Tuesday Morning Printmaking: Telling your Story

When & Where

22 April 2025 - 1 July 2025 ( 36 hours, 12 weeks )
Tuesday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Course Code W24PTGE02E
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

Join this course to learn about relief printmaking and to explore lino, wood and found materials that can be used to make prints. The course is designed to help you understand how to cut and assemble relief print surfaces, how to ink and print successfully. You will try out different surfaces, and learn how to print in one colour, then explore and understand different ways of printing more than one colour. In the first part of term you will explore materials, inking and markmaking through a series of exercises, and then develop a personal project in the second half term.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

understand how to make, ink and print relief prints through a series of practice exercises
explore different relief surfaces, practice different ways of making marks and be able to choose surfaces to use
participate and engage with your peer group in order to progress in your work
devise and print a personal project
use printmaking equipment and workshop safely

Cost

Full fee

£405

Concession fee

£305

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Class format and activities

You will be making block, plates and prints and use the studio equipment. Teaching is both in groups and on an individual, one-to-one basis, with technical and critical advice depending on your needs. The tutor will give demonstrations, lead on exercises presentations and facilitate group discussions. In the second half of term you will develop a personal print project.

Entry requirements

No previous experience of printmaking is necessary, but an interest, or experience of drawing or design is useful. You may have some previous experience and want to develop and practice your own choice of technique as a printmaker.

What you need to know before you enrol

Health and safety information will be given at the start of the course and subsequent lessons where necessary. You will be asked to sign a form declaring that you agree to follow procedures as advised. Some chemicals used may be harmful in pregnancy. Please let the tutor know if you are pregnant and they will advise you as to necessary precautions. Some of the presses and processes require physical strength; the tutor will assist if you need help. Note: at present there is no wheelchair access to the print studio, and the studios are on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building. If you have any mobility issues please contact the department prior to enrolling. Note: There is no wheelchair access to the studio

What you need

You will need pencils, a sketchbook or notebook and a portfolio to take work home in. The course fee includes most studio consumables (basic inks, solvents etc) but you will have to pay for paper, lino blocks etc. These are available to buy in the department and will be discussed at the start of the class. Further requirements will be discussed at the first and subsequent classes.

What you can do next

You can join the next class on Tuesday morning W23PTGE03C to learn etching or to continue with your relief projects. Please talk to your tutor about other classes in the department that might be good continuation classes.