Course Leader: SooMin Leong
Drypoint & Carborundum
Scratching directly into the plate and using textures from carborundum paste and sandpaper YOU will create a range of marks (both bold and delicate marks) . Explore this fun and quick mark making process and expand your visual language.
Skill level
This course is suitable for beginners or those with some experience who want a refresher in drypoint and carborundum techniques. Participants do not need any
experience of printmaking.
Description of requirements
All materials will be provided. Some oil-based inks and solvents may be used in this workshop. Low-toxic alternatives will be provided.
What you will achieve by the end
Upon completion of this course you will have produced plates with a range of gestural, textural and tonal mark making techniques.
You will have enough practice in all of the techniques to be able to continue to experiment further on your own in Open Access. Some of the techniques are similar to etching and you may wish to further your studies on our Etching courses.
2 days in December
£162
- 4th December 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
- 11th December 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
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