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Print Making

Introduction to Printmaking Class

Learn all about printmaking and how you can play endlessly with layers of colour and repetition.

North Sydney Community Centre

4.8 (8)

4k followers

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8 x 2 hours

1 to 12

$300 (or 4 payments of $75 via- Afterpay)

Sydney

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Craft

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Print Making

What you'll do

Learn the traditional art process of printing with a creative and fun course!

Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a template made of wood, linen, glass, or metal (called a 'matrix') onto another surface, most often paper or fabric.

Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include screen printing.

Printmaking offers the opportunity to play endlessly with layers of colour and repetition. It can be used on its own or combined with collage and painting tools to produce a final image.

In this course with printmaker Lucrezia Brotto, you will discover the various tools, techniques, and possibilities available using printing as the basis of your image-making.

Techniques include linocut, plexiglass engraving, and screen printing.

Course Breakdown

Week 1: Course intro, introduction to linocut. Material - Technique - History (first 10-15 min) showing how artists in the past used this technique (Keisai Eisen, Pablo Picasso, Yoshitoshi), demonstration and realization with printing foam.

Week 2: Imagine, create, and develop your design on a linoleum matrix.

Week 3: Learn the secret of a perfect Linoprint.

Week 4: Introduction to Engraving/Etching. Material - Technique - History (first 10-15 min) showing how artists in the past used this technique (Albrecht Dürer, William Blake, Marcantonio Raimondi), demonstration and realization with Plexiglass.

Week 5: Project with plexiglass technique - all materials provided.

Week 6: Introduction to Screenprinting. Material - Technique - History (first 10-15 min) showing how artists in the past used this technique (Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein), demonstration and preparation of the Screen - all material provided.

Week 7: Project with Screen printing technique - all materials provided.

Week 8: Print one or many copies of your design on your preferred textile (from your favourite pillow cover to your coolest handling bag).

Please note for this course there is no experience needed, but returning students will build upon their knowledge.

What students have said about the Printmaking Course:

"I loved the printmaking class. Lulu was an excellent instructor, the classes were dynamic and fun, plus I got a new really fun skill for my spare time. Highly recommended."

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Knowledge required

No experience is needed, but returning students will build upon their knowledge.

What you'll get

Master a series of languages that allow you to create works characterized by signs, textures, and veils of great poetry.
Create works that can be reproduced by losing the ephemeral character of the drawing on paper.
Create stunning works of art that showcase your newfound skills.

Session repeats

This class series runs over 8 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

North Sydney, NSW

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North Sydney Community Centre

4.8 (8)

4k followers

North Sydney Community Centre (NSCC) is a dynamic, responsive and independent not-for-profit community organisation. Our programs and services foster social connection and wellbeing.

Our independence enables us to offer integral, varied and inclusive services to the local and wider community. We listen to community needs and interests and act responsively through our programming.

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