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Toyobo Summer Course - Relief and Intaglio

From 17-19 August 2024, learn all about Toyobo (or photopolymer gravure) with Leena Nammari RSA.

This 3-day course explores Toyobo, an innovative new printmaking process that uses remarkable water-washable photopolymer plates which are both fast and safe. Toyobo produces results similar to the 19th century process of photogravure.

This course will teach you how to utilise Toyobo to create both intaglio and relief process. It will also give you ample time to introuduce other flairs to your printed work like á la poupeé and chine collée.

Although the course will be of interest to all artists, it is particularly suitable for those working with photographic and digital imaging who wish to produce high quality original prints. The course focuses on understanding the intricacies of the processes: exploring how to prepare images for the process and how to identify works best for each technique.

The course is very hands-on. During the course, each person will produce one A5 image. The process has a high digital imaging content, explaining how to manipulate the image before exposing it to the photopolymer. Experience of Photoshop is advisable to make the most of the course. Comprehensive step-by-step notes will be provided. If possible, bring your laptop with you, and it is preferable if you have photoshop or photoshop express installed. If you do not have a laptop, please bring along photographic images either on a USB stick, CD, or as photographic prints to be scanned. There are limited communal computers at EP.

Leena Nammari is a Palestinian artist printmaker based in Scotland. She has exhibited within Scotland and Europe, Palestine, and Australia as part of group exhibitions, and has had a number of solo exhibitions. She is an expert printmaker, in all aspects of printmaking, and though her ideas are predominantly analysed and broken down through printmaking processes, she has also worked in film, photography, bronze, and ceramics.

She obtained her undergraduate degree in Fine Art Printmaking from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, where she also compelted her MFA in Arts & Humanities.

Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! This course entitles you to a FREE 3-month Associate Membership to use the studio and consolidate your skills.