Explore: printmaking – build and experiment with processes

About this course

Participants will test and combine printmaking processes including monoprint, linocut, woodcut, collagraph and drypoint. The course explores how layering, colour, texture and repetition can alter an image, with opportunities to combine printmaking with drawing, collage or painting. Teaching centres on experimentation, testing, reworking and repetition. Group discussion and informal critique provide opportunities to reflect on decisions, compare approaches and consider possible developments in the work.

What you'll learn

• Experiment with monoprint, relief, collagraph and drypoint processes
• Combine printmaking techniques to produce varied outcomes
• Apply layering, colour, texture and repetition in print-based work
• Develop ideas through testing, reworking and repeated trials
• Evaluate work through discussion and informal critique

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Improver and is intended for learners developing beyond fundamental printmaking techniques. Participation includes open-ended experimentation, individual making, group discussion and informal critique.

• Includes discussion and feedback in a group setting
• Leads towards further courses focused on sustained work and a clearer personal direction