An Introduction to Etching
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Day: Wednesdays

Dates: 9 October 2024 –  4 December 2024 (1 x week break for Half Term – Wednesday 30 October)

Time: 18:00 – 20:00

Level: Beginners (18+)

Tutor: Ben Topping

Location: 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ

Cost: £265

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Over the course of this 8-week programme, you will learn the fundamentals of traditional etching and intaglio printmaking.

While participating in the course, you will learn how to prepare a plate, apply a wax ground and work with an aquatint. You will learn different mark making techniques throughout each process, and how to print a plate using intaglio.

By the end of the course, you will have a strong understanding and knowledge of etching and will be able to leave with prints demonstrating the skills you have learnt.

Week 1 – Soft Ground

Week 2 – Hard Ground

Week 3 – Sugar Lift, Aquatint

Week 4 – Sugar Lift, Aquatint

Week 5 – Experimental Grounds (Water Mixable Oil Paints)

Week 6 – Chine Colle

Week 7 – Multi-Plate Printing

Week 8 – Editioning

What is included: All teaching and materials

What isn’t included: Images – if you would prefer to work from images, sketches or pictures you have taken, whether physical or digital, please bring these with you to the class. Please also bring an apron/wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

10% discount available for City & Guilds of London Art School undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation students and alumni, and staff. Contact eveningcourses@cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk to receive the discount code.

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