Printmaking: Drypoint

About this course

Participants explore drypoint etching in a specialist print studio, developing images that may be representational or abstract. The course covers surface tone, cross-hatching, burr and roughening to create different tonal and line effects. Learners work towards producing resolved drypoint prints while developing their own suitable imagery.

What you'll learn

• Apply drypoint etching techniques to a printing plate
• Create tonal and line effects using surface tone, cross-hatching, burr and roughening
• Develop an appropriate representational or abstract image for drypoint
• Produce resolved drypoint prints

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels and has no entry requirements, making it accessible to learners approaching drypoint for the first time as well as those with existing printmaking experience. Participants develop their own images and work towards individual prints.

Before you go

• Materials and equipment are provided.