Join artist and printmaker Gillian Murray to develop with ample time your collagraph skills. This three day course will give plenty of opportunities to explore this technique and develop your work. The first day will show you how to make and print your plate, and the subsequent two days will give you time to develop the technique on new plates experimenting with chine collé, relief rolls, blind emboss and colours. A collagraph print is an impression taken from a collaged and textured plate. The plate in this case is mountboard on which your image is constructed using a variety of textured materials such as embossed wallpaper, cut out shapes, stickers, stamps, tissue, etc as well as gesso, glue, grit and cutting to make marks on the mountboard. Once finished and sealed with varnish, the plate is inked up and printed through an etching press. This creates rich textures and an embossed surface. Gillian Murray Gillian was born in Perth, Scotland and studied Fine Art (Printmaking) at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, graduating in 1993. After a mvoe to Edinburgh, she was employed at Edinburgh Printmakers from 1996 until 2017 running the screenprinting department. This involved working on print projects with a host of local, national, and international artists as well as teaching courses in screenprinting and collagraphs. She now dedicates more time to creating her own artwork, as well as freelance teaching and editioning. In her own work she is fascinated by the landscape from the tectures and colours to its form and composition. She is a professional member of the SSA and has exhibited widely in the UK and beyond. 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 Scotland's 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. Image: Gillian Murray, Inner Sound, Loch Carron, screenprint and collagraph, 2022
Print Studio
From Saturday 9 - Tuesday 12 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 and dramatic effects. During this course participants will explore the practicalities of reduction printing using both Japanese ply and multi block printing using etched lino to explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. You will be shown various methods of registration, and print a small edition. This 4-day course is very hands-on, practical and fun. 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
Print Studio
Taking place from 26-29 July, this 4-day expanded practice summer course will give you the opportunity to develop your prints over more time with the guidance of Screenprint Technician James Harrison, or taking what you have learned and creating a new multi-layered print from the beginning. After 4 days, you will be comfortable and very familiar with the screenprinting process, and will have had time to experiment with different inks, layering approaches, and exposure techniques. Participants can produce a wide range of detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, stencil cutouts, photocopied images, text, and much more. Participants will learn the intricacies of the screenprint process, how to coat and expose screens, and how to print several coloured layers onto onto fine art paper.. During the course, each participant will work on their own print, developing it from idea to final printed work. Paper size will be approximately A3 with the printed area being around A4. This course uses water-based prints on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. James Harrison Over the past 10 years, James has been honing his screenprint craft by working on both personal and commercial print project on a variety of mediums, but his specialty lies in creating high-end screenprints on paper. With over 6 years of teaching experience, James' enthusiasm for teaching the art of screenprinting provides him with a constant source of motivation and inspiration for his practice. In early 2015, James started a self-initiated project with his brother called Under the Skin with the mission to engage people of all ages through innovative design and interactive screenprints. In 2018 James was awarded a QEST scholarship where he trained under expert printmaker Scott Campbell to produce screenprint editions for world-renowned artists such as Alasdair Gray. In 2022 James joined the Edinburgh Printmakers team as a Screenprint Technician, where he runs the screenprint department, produces screenprint editions, and teaches a wide variety of screenprint workshops. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! This course also entitles you to a FREE 3-month Associate Membership, which allows you to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Image: Adam Wilson
Print Studio
Join artist and printmaker Gillian Murray to develop with ample time your collagraph skills. This three day course will give plenty of opportunities to explore this technique and develop your work. The first day will show you how to make and print your plate, and the subsequent two days will give you time to develop the technique on new plates experimenting with chine collé, relief rolls, blind emboss and colours. A collagraph print is an impression taken from a collaged and textured plate. The plate in this case is mountboard on which your image is constructed using a variety of textured materials such as embossed wallpaper, cut out shapes, stickers, stamps, tissue, etc as well as gesso, glue, grit and cutting to make marks on the mountboard. Once finished and sealed with varnish, the plate is inked up and printed through an etching press. This creates rich textures and an embossed surface. Gillian Murray Gillian was born in Perth, Scotland and studied Fine Art (Printmaking) at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, graduating in 1993. After a mvoe to Edinburgh, she was employed at Edinburgh Printmakers from 1996 until 2017 running the screenprinting department. This involved working on print projects with a host of local, national, and international artists as well as teaching courses in screenprinting and collagraphs. She now dedicates more time to creating her own artwork, as well as freelance teaching and editioning. In her own work she is fascinated by the landscape from the tectures and colours to its form and composition. She is a professional member of the SSA and has exhibited widely in the UK and beyond. 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 Scotland's 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. Image: Gillian Murray, Inner Sound, Loch Carron, screenprint and collagraph, 2022
Print Studio
From Saturday 9 - Tuesday 12 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 and dramatic effects. During this course participants will explore the practicalities of reduction printing using both Japanese ply and multi block printing using etched lino to explore the benefits of using different types of paper for printing. You will be shown various methods of registration, and print a small edition. This 4-day course is very hands-on, practical and fun. 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
Print Studio
Taking place from 26-29 July, this 4-day expanded practice summer course will give you the opportunity to develop your prints over more time with the guidance of Screenprint Technician James Harrison, or taking what you have learned and creating a new multi-layered print from the beginning. After 4 days, you will be comfortable and very familiar with the screenprinting process, and will have had time to experiment with different inks, layering approaches, and exposure techniques. Participants can produce a wide range of detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, stencil cutouts, photocopied images, text, and much more. Participants will learn the intricacies of the screenprint process, how to coat and expose screens, and how to print several coloured layers onto onto fine art paper.. During the course, each participant will work on their own print, developing it from idea to final printed work. Paper size will be approximately A3 with the printed area being around A4. This course uses water-based prints on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. James Harrison Over the past 10 years, James has been honing his screenprint craft by working on both personal and commercial print project on a variety of mediums, but his specialty lies in creating high-end screenprints on paper. With over 6 years of teaching experience, James' enthusiasm for teaching the art of screenprinting provides him with a constant source of motivation and inspiration for his practice. In early 2015, James started a self-initiated project with his brother called Under the Skin with the mission to engage people of all ages through innovative design and interactive screenprints. In 2018 James was awarded a QEST scholarship where he trained under expert printmaker Scott Campbell to produce screenprint editions for world-renowned artists such as Alasdair Gray. In 2022 James joined the Edinburgh Printmakers team as a Screenprint Technician, where he runs the screenprint department, produces screenprint editions, and teaches a wide variety of screenprint workshops. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! This course also entitles you to a FREE 3-month Associate Membership, which allows you to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Image: Adam Wilson
Print Studio