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Etching without acid. This drypoint printmaking course will introduce students to the essentials of intaglio printmaking processes. Students will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of methods and techniques using surfaces such as zinc or aluminium that can be employed to produce unique works in monochrome and colour.
No previous knowledge of the subject is required.
Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course fee:
Printing press
Printing inks
Rollers
Inks
Cleaning materials
Materials available to purchase during course:
One-sided card
Newsprint
Cartridge paper
Essential materials and equipment students must provide themselves:
Apron
Pencils
Permanent marker
Small watercolour-type brush
Black drawing ink
Eraser
Glue stick
Scalpel or equivalent sharp cutting blade
Etching needle - basic model
Zinc or aluminium plate for drypoint
Tracing paper
Sketchbooks
Papers: cartridge paper, tissue paper, newsprint
Drypoint intaglio printing paper Fabriano 300 gsm or equivalent
Colour papers
Chine Collee papers
Thick card, mountboard, thin ply and foil backed cards
Each session, students will be introduced to various aspects in relation to the course. The sessions will explore a combination of contextual references and practical exercises and demonstrations, which include:
1. Essential Drypoint - General introduction with short power-point presentation overview of relevant Intaglio printmakers work and techniques which will be considered and explored during the course. Following a practical demonstration by the tutor, students will be guided first through the process of preparing a drypoint plate. They will then be shown how to use an etching needle to incise a small zinc or acrylic plate with an image. They will then apply ink to their plate in the Intaglio manner to produce a ‘drypoint’ print from damped prepared paper using the action of an etching press. Students will be asked to prepare a larger image or series of smaller images for the following week that will be printed as a drypoint.
2. Drypoint - “Artists working the line”. Introduced with a short power-point presentation. Intaglio works in monochrome by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Picasso and others. Themes examined will include Landscape, religion and self-portrait. Students will be given a larger plate which may be cut down to several smaller plates.
3. The tutor will demonstrate the introduction of plate tone to the inking and wiping process. Printing with Japanese papers and other substrates in the manner of Rembrandt and Hercules Seghers will also be addressed. Students will also be introduced to other methods for incising marks on drypoint plate. This will include the use of sandpaper, scoring and hatching with other sharp tools and polishing and burnishing with Brasso.
4. A la Poupeé and Chiné Collee - “Hercules Seghers, colour and recycling”. Students will be introduced to the works in colour of Hercules Seghers and the artists’ use of prepared papers and textiles as substrates and his reuse of old intaglio plates.
5. The application of colours to a drypoint plate “A la Poupeé” will be demonstrated. This will be followed by the introduction of colour papers onto a ready-inked drypoint plate as Chiné Collee.
6. What is the Matrix? - Card and other Intaglio Matrices. Students will be encouraged to explore the potential of non-standard intaglio matrices which can include thick card, mountboard, thin ply and foil backed cards. They will also be introduced to combined intaglio and relief inking techniques.
7. Résumé of course. Short power-point presentation by tutor revisiting artists’ works, relevant techniques and students works. Students to continue with any works that have yet to be completed and printed. Small group pocket exhibition of student works.
This course will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts. This is supported by practical demonstrations, group discussions, contextual references and one-to-one support.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Produce printed images confidently in a variety of techniques.
Developed a knowledge and experience of Intaglio printmaking practices. This will include how to safely use materials, tools and machinery to produce prints.
Demonstrate an understanding for how to compose, transfer and produce images through Drypoint intaglio technique following a series of processes.
Printmaking Periodicals
Printmaking publications by the V & A press
British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings Collection of Western Prints
The Western Print Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Print Collection
Will be provided as required.
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.