Explore intaglio and relief techniques in this course, using texture and tone to make prints that are both painterly and graphic. You’ll learn to use monoprint, collagraph and drypoint plates in a low-toxic environment to develop a direct and immediate style of printmaking. This course is ideal for students who wish to bring their drawing, texture and colour skills to the print studio, to complete a series of multi-plate colour prints in a unique self-led project. New processes will be demonstrated during the first 5 weeks. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.

This course focuses on form and colour through reduction relief printmaking; a traditional and immediate sculptural approach to print using professional Japanese woodcut tools. This course is ideal for developing your colour skills, learning how to apply multiple colour combinations to wood and linoleum blocks to expand your printmaking knowledge and develop a self-led project. Processes will be demonstrated week by week. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.

This course explores etching with a focus on line, texture and tone; an approach which can be both graphic and painterly, originally utilised by Francesco Goya and still employed by contemporary artists today. Using a low-toxic saline sulphate mordant, you’ll learn to paint with sugar and etch aluminium and zinc plate to realise a series of print editions. Processes will be demonstrated week by week during the first half of term. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course