Dry Point for Etching

Dry point for etching

A chance to roll up your sleeves and get hands on with printmaking here at the University of Brighton School of Art and Media. On this one-day course you’ll be introduced to Dry point to generate your own prints. Dry point is a long established printing technique of scratching or drawing into plastic using a pointed tool. This creates a plate which can then be inked so that multiple prints can be made on to paper through the use of a printing press (like a giant mangle!). It’s a very direct and immediate form of printmaking and has been widely used through the ages by a variety of artists including Rembrandt and Picasso.

Course level suitable for beginners.

The tutor for this course is Phil Tyler 

Course Description

 

On this workshop based course you’ll be working in one of the UK’s best-equipped printmaking workshops which houses facilities for etching, screen print, lithography, relief and large format digital print, letter press and bookbinding as well traditional wet based photography.  This course provides a practical introduction to drawing through dry point to quickly get you creating exciting prints of your own to take home with you.

What’s included: all paper and inks will be provided.

What isn’t included: your meals.

This course take place on Friday, 9 June 2023 10.00am-4.00pm in the Print Room, Grand Parade Building.

This course is for over 18s only.

In addition, please note that this course is subject to a minimum number requirement of 6 students and, while we sincerely hope that the course will run as expected, the University of Brighton reserves the right to cancel the programme and/or alter the individual details of the course workshops as necessary. Such a cancellation by the University of Brighton before the first session will result in a full refund.