Drawing is integral to printmaking. During this course you will use observational drawing to develop a series of prints and use the potential of different methods of printmaking to move backwards and forwards between print and drawing. Using print techniques related to monotype (drawing into a field of ink with a range of implements), etching and drypoint (drawing with a needle into media such as plastic or metal); and various reproduction, collage and transfer methods, you will produce a series of prints which have moved through stages of development from observational drawing through to print and back again. Printmaking expands the possibilities of mark-making, allowing for repetition, iteration, variation and collage. It can provide the artist as a draughtsman with a degree of separation from the work they are producing which significantly changes the creative experience.

This course focuses on form and colour through reduction relief printmaking; a traditional and immediate sculptural approach to print utilising professional Japanese woodcut tools. This course is ideal to develop your colour skills, learning to apply multiple colour combinations to wood and linoleum blocks to expand your printmaking knowledge and develop a self-led project.

This course focuses on painting through etching; an intaglio approach to print, originally utilised by Francesco Goya to combine the tone of aquatint with the daubing and spraying of painterly brush marks, as beautifully demonstrated today by Norman Ackroyd, RA. Using a low toxic saline sulphate mordant, students learn to paint with sugar and etch both aluminum and zinc plates to realise a series of print editions. Guided by one to one tutoring from Sue Corke, Head of Print at The Art Academy, you will expand your knowledge and develop a self-led project.