Explore: printmaking – experiment, develop, refine

About this course

This exploratory course introduces printmaking through techniques including monotype, drypoint, linocut, woodcut, collagraph, photopolymer etching and screen printing. Participants can use drawing or photography as starting points while investigating how images change through process. The course focuses on mark making, texture, surface, repetition and variation, alongside monochrome and simple colour. Learning is based on experimentation and refinement, with sketchbook use and group discussion providing opportunities to review and develop work.

What you'll learn

• Experiment with a range of printmaking techniques, including monotype, drypoint, linocut, woodcut, collagraph, photopolymer etching and screen printing.
• Develop mark making, texture and surface through printmaking processes.
• Use repetition and variation to explore how images develop.
• Work with monochrome and simple colour in printmaking.
• Reflect on work through sketchbook use and discussion.
• Use printmaking tools, materials and equipment safely.

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for beginner-level learners and explicitly welcomes both new learners and people returning to learning. Participation centres on experimentation, developing ideas and discussing work.

• Suitable for learners who are new to printmaking.
• Also supports learners returning to study after a break.