From your drawings, images and photographs this course will take you through the process of making a few different plates using the various different techniques of Dry-point, Tetrapack and Collagraph.

Cutting the Tetrapak and Collagraph plates into a shape to begin with and then adding in texture and intaglio marks to make the plate realistic and striking when printed.

Taking you through the process of creating a dry-point plate using line and cross hatching to scratch into the plate to then ink up and print.

You will get the opportunity to print them all in a few different ways using colour and traditional black ink in both contemporary and traditional ways.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 10      COST: £75 ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED

Jenny loves printmaking, and has been printmaking since she was 7 years old, picking up on her fathers’ enthusiasm as a skilled printmaker, she caught the bug early for this artform! She loves aquatint etchings and making large pieces with this method. She is an expert in all printmaking techniques, having both qualifications and many years of experience Jenny is now not only a full time printmaker in her own right but she also supports the customers of her family business – Ironbridge Printmakers, who have been making the fantastic Gunning Etching Presses and other fabulous printmaking equipment for the past 41 years.

Jenny is in the process of writing a book on printmaking techniques which she is managing to juggle around both her own art career and their business and customers’ needs! She’s a busy artist and business woman but her love for printmaking is at the heart of Jenny’s every day practice and she loves sharing her enthusiasm for these skills with new people.

More information & materials list will be provided once a booking has been placed, or please contact South West Art, Sidmouth on 01395 514717 or email info@southwestartmaterials.co.uk if you wish to know more prior to booking.

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