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On the 6th and 7th of April or the 12th and 13th of October - this course is ideal for individuals who have previously participated in our relief weekend or evening classes, or those with some background in relief printing seeking to enhance their skills with established artist and printmaker Anupa Gardner. You will learn how to etch lino and combine it with traditional cutting. You will also be shown how to create multi block prints and register your blocks on the press. You will have the opportunity to try out mark making with dremel, paper stencilling, Chine colle, and combining collagraph with relief printing. On the Saturday participants will explore different 'resists' and build up layers of etch on their lino blocks using caustic soda paste while also using traditional cutting methods. There will be the opportunity to create a collagraph block and proof the blocks. Later in the day participants will be introduced to colour, multiplate printing, and registration. On the Sunday participants will continue working on their blocks for a short period of time. The remainder of the day will be dedicated to exploring various printmaking techniques, such as Chine colle, paper stencilling, and combining collagraph with relief printing. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Anupa Gardner
Print Studio
From Thursday 9 May, Tuesday 3 September or Thursday 7 November (taking place over a series of six weeks), explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold and dramatic effects. This course will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process, looking at the practicalities of reduction printing. This course is very hands-on, practical, and fun. You will be trying out lino & Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! You can find out more about relief printing on our YouTube channel, here. This course entitles you to a FREE 3-month Associate Membership to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Image: Alastair Kinroy
Print Studio
On Saturday 10, Sunday 11, Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 August, explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold dramatic effects. During this course participants will explore practicalities of reduction printing using Japanese ply and multi block printing using etched lino. You will be shown various methods of registration, and print a small edition. This four day course is very hands-on, practical and fun. You will be trying out lino and Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! This course is part of our well-established and respected Summer School Programme, which gives printmakers of all skills levels valuable experience working with some of Scotlands most experienced practioners. It also entitles you to a FREE 4-month Associate Membership, which allows you to use the studio and consolidate your skills after the course. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Image: Anupa Gardner Get in touch via studio@edinburghprintmakers.co.uk for more information. Subject to availability.
Print Studio
On 13&14 April, 22&23 June, 27&28 July, 5&6 October or 14&15 December - explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold dramatic effects. This course will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process, looking at the practicalities of reduction printing (printing multiple layers from the same block, revealing colours through carving). On the 14th & 15th of December this weekend course will have a special festive theme. You can print cards, wrapping paper, or a beautiful fine art print to gift to a loved one. Book on to the 14th of December to join this special workshop! Please note - from the 27th of July, this course will slightly change to have an emphasis on working with wood. It will be titled Wood Cut Printing Weekend, and will cover the same techniques but giving you more insight into working with the subtlety of wood, it's grain and how to print multiple colours with it. The skills learned will also be applicable to lino printing. This course is very hands-on, practical, and fun. You will be trying out lino &/or Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types so paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital file we can print out. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Early bird booking discount available for bookings made 1 month prior to the start date. You can find out more about relief printing on our YouTube channel, here. 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. Image: Anupa Gardner
Print Studio
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.
Print Studio
On the 6th and 7th of April or the 12th and 13th of October - this course is ideal for individuals who have previously participated in our relief weekend or evening classes, or those with some background in relief printing seeking to enhance their skills with established artist and printmaker Anupa Gardner. You will learn how to etch lino and combine it with traditional cutting. You will also be shown how to create multi block prints and register your blocks on the press. You will have the opportunity to try out mark making with dremel, paper stencilling, Chine colle, and combining collagraph with relief printing. On the Saturday participants will explore different 'resists' and build up layers of etch on their lino blocks using caustic soda paste while also using traditional cutting methods. There will be the opportunity to create a collagraph block and proof the blocks. Later in the day participants will be introduced to colour, multiplate printing, and registration. On the Sunday participants will continue working on their blocks for a short period of time. The remainder of the day will be dedicated to exploring various printmaking techniques, such as Chine colle, paper stencilling, and combining collagraph with relief printing. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Anupa Gardner
Print Studio
From Thursday 9 May, Tuesday 3 September or Thursday 7 November (taking place over a series of six weeks), explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold and dramatic effects. This course will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process, looking at the practicalities of reduction printing. This course is very hands-on, practical, and fun. You will be trying out lino & Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! You can find out more about relief printing on our YouTube channel, here. This course entitles you to a FREE 3-month Associate Membership to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Image: Alastair Kinroy
Print Studio
On Saturday 10, Sunday 11, Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 August, explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold dramatic effects. During this course participants will explore practicalities of reduction printing using Japanese ply and multi block printing using etched lino. You will be shown various methods of registration, and print a small edition. This four day course is very hands-on, practical and fun. You will be trying out lino and Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! This course is part of our well-established and respected Summer School Programme, which gives printmakers of all skills levels valuable experience working with some of Scotlands most experienced practioners. It also entitles you to a FREE 4-month Associate Membership, which allows you to use the studio and consolidate your skills after the course. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Image: Anupa Gardner Get in touch via studio@edinburghprintmakers.co.uk for more information. Subject to availability.
Print Studio
On 13&14 April, 22&23 June, 27&28 July, 5&6 October or 14&15 December - explore ways of creating striking images with this simple yet powerful print medium process. Cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up with colour can produce bold dramatic effects. This course will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process, looking at the practicalities of reduction printing (printing multiple layers from the same block, revealing colours through carving). On the 14th & 15th of December this weekend course will have a special festive theme. You can print cards, wrapping paper, or a beautiful fine art print to gift to a loved one. Book on to the 14th of December to join this special workshop! Please note - from the 27th of July, this course will slightly change to have an emphasis on working with wood. It will be titled Wood Cut Printing Weekend, and will cover the same techniques but giving you more insight into working with the subtlety of wood, it's grain and how to print multiple colours with it. The skills learned will also be applicable to lino printing. This course is very hands-on, practical, and fun. You will be trying out lino &/or Japanese ply to cut from and explore the benefits of using different types so paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital file we can print out. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. Anupa Gardner is an Indian born artist based in Scotland working mainly in the field of printmaking. She graduated from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, India, where she studied graphic design. Thereafter she moved to Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in 2008. Anupa has taken on various roles in her career as designer, illustrator, educator, technician and editioner. She now concentrates on her own practice and continues to teach in Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Printmakers. She also delivers a variety of workshops across Scotland. Early bird booking discount available for bookings made 1 month prior to the start date. You can find out more about relief printing on our YouTube channel, here. 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. Image: Anupa Gardner
Print Studio
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.
Print Studio