Introduction to Etching
Introduction to Etching
Introduction to Etching
10 & 11 July
9 & 10 October
20 & 21 November
Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5.30pm
(£180/ £150 concession, includes materials)
Class size: 6 people
Tutor: Jessica Crisp
2 star Beginners Weekend Courses
This Etching weekend course provides the perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making. Work directly onto metal plates, developing images through various hand applied techniques. Using new safer acid resists makes etching a much healthier process, using neither dangerous acids nor solvents.
(No previous experience required)
More about this course:
During the course participants will work on two etching plates, one copper and one zinc, introducing them to both of the metals and the mordants most commonly used at Edinburgh Printmakers. Participants will produce two images over the course (one on each metal) making use of a combination of techniques in each plate. The size of the plates will be 152 x 203mm (6 X 8 inches)
Introduction and overview of the process
Looking at print examples
Plate preparation
Application of B.I.G for use as a hard ground
Application of B.I.G for use as a wet ground
Demonstrations of different drawing and mark making techniques
Application of aquatint and safe use of aquatint booth
Using two different mordants safely to etch copper and zinc plates
Paper preparation
Inking up the plate and printing, safe use of the press
Clearing up after printing
Introduction to studio practice and working in the studio after the course