Dry-Point Etching

Experiment with this simple, but effective printing technique. Transform drawings, or your favourite photographs into a Dry-Point Etching. This course is suitable for beginners and improvers alike. If you choose, you can develop your work further by adding colour.

In this intaglio printing course, you will create a series of etchings by tracing images through a plastic sheet, before inking it up and pulling it through a printing press. Experiment with a range of mark-making techniques to transform a photograph of a special place, pet, or creation of your own abstract design into an impressive piece of art.

This course will be delivered at Stoke Lodge.

Yes, but this is a short course so it would be best to join by week 2.

No.

This course is an introduction to printing. Learners can progress by joining another printmaking course at Stoke Lodge, for example Lino Printing.

No, fee includes materials.

Suggestions will be made for planning design ideas or creating visual research to maximise progress on the following sessions, but nothing compulsory will be set.

• If you have photographs (A5 size max) you’d like to use, please bring them, but other options will be available if you don’t. The printing process will flip your image, so if it’s important that it’s the right way round (if for example there’s numbers, or it’s a recognisable place) then you’ll need to flip it before printing out your photo. This is simply done on your phone if you go to ‘edit’, then crop and flip.
• We’ll be using ink, so wear old clothes and perhaps bring an apron.
• An enthusiasm to make lovely work!

Your tutor will demonstrate each stage of the process and one-to-one additional support will be offered where necessary. Ongoing assessment and discussion about the works successes and ideas for improvement will be encouraged by the tutor (Assessment for Learning).

See box 8. In addition:

You might want to add colour to some of your prints, so some water colour paints, or colouring pencils might be useful.

• If we have to cancel your course your fees will be refunded in full. We are unable to reimburse the cost of materials you may have bought for the course.
• If you cancel your course booking a week (7 days) or more before the start date we will refund your fees minus an admin charge of 20%.
• If you cancel with less than a week (7 days) before the start date or after the course has started, we will not be able to refund your fees.
• Transfers will incur a fee of 10% and must be requested 7 days or more before the start of a course unless you are transferring to another course because your original course was cancelled.
• We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health.

If you are due a refund you must contact the office within 3 months of the course to arrange payment as we do not keep card details.

When attending an online course, it is a learner’s responsibility to ensure they have adequate internet access before the start of a course. Refunds will not be given for technical failure of a learner’s home computer or their internet access.