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Edinburgh Printmakers warmly invites you to join us for the launch of our upcoming exhibition. Friday 15th December 6:30-8:30pm Hung across Galleries 1 & 2, Journey is the third annual Members Show to take place at Castle Mills. This year we have 78 participating artists and 102 works. The theme of Journey has been interpreted in many ways, including landscapes, excerpts of travels, and a morning commute. It's also seen milestones of life and personal experiences, such as growing up or discovering one's self-identity. Then, there are journeys within printmaking itself, exploring a new process or material. The work on display demonstrates a range of print mediums on paper, animation, and three-dimensional works. Find out more information about the exhibition on its Viewing Room. This event is free admission, but we encourage booking online in advance. Walk-in availability on the evening will be dependent on capacity. Refreshments will be served, free and all welcome. EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information can be found on our website accessibility page here. Image credit: Mary May, Travelling Days, screenprint
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Join us on 16th December to try your hand at dry-point during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to etching, this workshop will explore dry-point, a process where drawings and marks are printed directly from a plate made by the participant in the intaglio process. This workshop is suited for beginners. Book in advance of the 16th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th December to explore Edinburgh Printmakers as part of our Christmas Open Weekend. Learn more about the rich heritage of our building, local area of Fountainbridge and the practice of printmaking. Booking required The tours provide a special opportunity to explore our heritage building, printmaking studio, archive and collections. Walk-in availability each day will be dependent on capacity. Please check with our front of house team. If you're visiting Castle Mills on our Open Weekend, try your hand at printmaking (workshops for children and adults are available to book) or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on 16th December to try your hand at lithography during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to litho, participants will take part in this spontaneous approach to mark-making. This workshop is suited for beginners. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found via our website.
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Join us on 16th & 17th of December to try your hand at screen monoprinting during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to screen monoprinting, participants will create a painterly mono print using a screen and screenprinting inks. This workshop is suited for beginners. Book in advance of the 16th or 17th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on 17th December to create beautfil prints with a deceptively simply relief printing process, during our Christmas Open Weekend. Book in advance of the 17th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to relief printing, participants will see how cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up colour can produce bold, dramatic effects. This workshop will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process. This workshop is suited for beginners. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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On 20&21 January, OR 9&10 March OR 11&12 May - join us for an etching weekend course. Etching Weekend Courses provide the perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making. Work directly onto metal plates, developing images through various hand applied techniques. Using new safer acid resists makes etching a much healthier process, using neither dangerous acids nor solvents. During the course participants will work on two etching plates, one copper and one zinc, introducing them to both of the metals and the mordants most commonly used at Edinburgh Printmakers. Participants will produce two images over the course (one on each metal) making use of a combination of techniques in each plate. The size of the plates will be 152 x 203mm (6 X 8 inches) A 15% Early Bird discount is available for bookings made 1 month prior to the start date! Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the last Friday of most months, have a drink and get creative with printmaking. Soft drinks will be provided. You can bring a small amount of your own alcohol. This event is a great opportunity to visit EP, socialise and get inspired! It's a surpise, so on the day you could be doing one of any of the following techniques: Kitchen sink lithography - using some surprising materials, found in the kitchen, and a little bit of science magic, you’ll create your own individual series of prints. Drypoint etching from the recycling bin - We’ve done the hard work for you and raided the recycling bin so that you can try out this rewarding technique using drinks cans / tetrapac / or plastic milk cartons to create a dry point etched plate to ink up and print. Instant Collagraph - create a multi coloured print using this jigsaw style approach to printmaking , using textured wallpaper and other materials. Word Up! - Using our extensive collection of wooden letterpress, you will have the opportunity to play with words using colour, layout, and pattern. Mono Screenprint - This free form approach to screen printing allows you to explore mark-making and colour in a spontaneous way, using ink, graphite and charcoal.
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On 27&28 January OR 24&25 February OR 23&24 March OR 27&28 April OR 22&23 June, learn all about the dynamic and colorful process of screenprinting. This type of stencil can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images and text. Participants will learn how to print their image in several coloured layers onto paper. To print, the screen is attached to a printing press and acrylic based ink is pushed through the screen mesh onto paper using a squeegee blade. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new layer of ink on top of previously printed colours. This course uses waterbased inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. During the course, each participant will work on their own print, creating 3-4 layers of colour onto paper. The process is explored through hands-on practice where participants learn the practical skills involved in making a screenprint. Paper size (& maximum image size) on the course is approximately 28 x 38cm. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Learn more about screen printing on our YouTube channel here.
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Full Price tickets = 1 Adult + 1 Child Family Print Club – These Sunday Funday sessions are designed for different generations to share an experience , explore some printmaking techniques and have some fun into the bargain. 28 Jan: Experience your lego bricks in a completely new way! Ink up your bricks to create fun patterns and images. 25 Feb: Collage printing – create multi-coloured images with this fun technique using cut and layered inked up shapes. 24 Mar: Prints from the recycling bin – use cardboard, plastic and other materials to create some imaginative prints. 28 Apr: Mono screen printing - paint and print with a screen and a rainbow of colours. 26 May: Letterpress and simple bookmaking make some simple books and embellish them with lettering from our extensive collection of wooden letterpress blocks 30 June : Make your own family flag. Print on fabric and get creative wby making your own family flag Price shown per session. Book one session or more as required. Early bird price: 1 adult + 1 child Full Price: 1 adult + 1 child Less than 1 week in advance: £35 for 1 adult + 1 child. Additional adult £20 Additional child £8
Learning Studio
Starting from 31st of January or 1 Febuary, OR 8th of May we're running six evening classes exploring printmaking techniques. Join in with as many as you like - perfect for picking and choosing how you want to experiment! Sign up for one, two or more Pick 'n' Mix Printmaking classes, join in for all of them, or just book one at a time. Each evening will explore a different type of process, often using lo-tech and immediate techniques so you can explore, create, experiment, have fun and learn along the way. Choose the workshop you want to book and select the corresponding date below. You can easily add multiple dates to your basket. There are three courses available to book - two which run over 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, and the other 6 consecutive Thursday evenings. The 6 consecutive weeks start from either Wed 31st of Jan, Thursday 1st of Feb or Wed 8th of May. Week 1: 31st Jan/1st Feb or 8th May Drypoint Etching- Explore line and tone drawing and different inking techniques using etching needles and a sheet of acrylic. Printing onto paper and plaster. Week 2: 7th/8th of February or 15th May Instant Collagraph - Using a mixture of household and stationery materials to create an instant printable highly textured plate. Week 3: 14th/15th of February or 22nd May Mono Screen Printing - Create a painterly monoprint with a screen and screen printing inks. Week 4: 21st/22nd of February or 29th May Embossing - create an embossed image using cut card, found objects and other materials. Week 5: 28th/29th February or 5th June Letterpress - Explore a word or phrase using our extensive letterpress collection. Week 6: 6th/7th March or 12th June Experimental Lino - Experiment with this painterly approach to lino printing using an etching mix and resits.
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On 3&4 February, explore the original type of lithography still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns, and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. This 2 day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Focusing on learning the process and working mainly in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking several prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. During the course we will work to approximately A3 size: 28 x 38.5cm Find out more about stone lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Duncan Marquiss
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On 3&4 of February OR the 20&21 April OR the 15&16 June, learn all about Toyobo (or photopolymer gravure) with RSA Leena Namari. An innovative new printmaking process that uses remarkable water-washable photopolymer plates which are both fast and safe, Toyobo produces results similar to 19th century process of photogravure. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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From 7 Feb (taking place over a series of six weeks), this Etching Evening Course provides the perfect introduction to etching, exploring innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making. Work directly onto metal plates, developing images through various hand applied techniques. Using new safer acid resists makes etching a much healthier process, using neither dangerous acids nor solvents. Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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From Thurs 8 Feb OR Thurs 9 May (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. 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. Image: Alastair Kinroy
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On 17&18 Feb OR 13&14 April OR 22&23 June - 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. 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 so paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. 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! Image: Anupa Gardner
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On the 2&3 March or 1&2 June, experiment with all the freedom and subtlety of a lithograph without grinding stones and with minimal processing. Explore layering images in colour to create painterly prints with a delicacy of mark and tone, characteristic to this medium. This course concentrates on using light sensitive aluminium photo plates. These plates can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images, photographs, digital images and text. Participants will learn how to print their image in several coloured layers onto paper. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new layer of ink on top of previously printed colours. Find out more about photo plate lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the 16&17 March OR 18&19 May join us to draw on Gillian Murray's vast experience of working in collagraph. A collagraph is a print taken from a collaged plate. This weekend course allows ample time and opportunity to explore this deceptively simple and versatile technique. The course will explore making plates using different types of materials such as wallpaper, feathers, leaves and string, sticking them down onto a piece of card which is then varnished. When ready, the ‘plate’ is then inked up and printed onto paper creating rich textures and an embossed surface. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Gillian Murray
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On 23&24 March, this course covers the use of Photec as an acid resist. Photec is a photopolymer film that can be adhered to a metal plate, exposed to a positive artwork on acetate, and developed in such a way that it can produce accurate photographic acid resist. This then allows a photographic image to be etched into a copper plate. The real advantage of this is that the photographic image, once bitten into the surface of the plate can be further worked into using other etching techniques. For this reason, previous etching experience is advised. During the course participants will prepare their artwork digitally to be printed onto acetate and produce and print one photo etching plate on copper, they will also learn how to apply aquatint which can help to strengthen photo etching images. The size of the plates will be 152 x 203mm (6 X 8 inches) Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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5-week laser preparation evening class (up to 5 particatipants) Week 1: Tuesday 26th of March -Laser-engraving a monochrome wood or lino block for relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experince necessary. What to bring: 1x greyscale image to be engraved onto a block no bigger than 148mm x 210mm. In this class, participants will laser engrave and image onto a choice of plywood or linoleum for relief printing. Week 2: Tuesday 2nd April - Laser-etching a drypoint line on perspex for intaglo printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in intaglio printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experience necessary. What to bring: A JPEG of a line drawing in greyscale. In this class, participants will laser engrave a line drawing onto a sheet of perpex in prepartation for drypoint intaglio printing. Week 3: Tuesday 9th April -cutting a jigsaw for woodblock relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experinece necessary. What to bring: An idea or an image to draw from. We are going to trace the image into separtate, inkable shapes. The result wil be quite graphic, but photographs can also be applied to this medium. In this class, printmakers will lasercut a jigsaw block for multi-colour relief printing. Week 4: Tuesday 16th April Building a collapgraph plate using engraved paper, mountboard and tissue Who's it for: Printmakers with experinece in intaglio, relief or collagraph printing as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experinece necessary. What to bring: Drawing, collage cut-outs, an idea. There will be pre-laser cut materials provided to build your collagraph plate with, but we can also cut out shapes for creating texture at the start of the session. In this class, participants will use a vartiety of laser cut shapes to make collagraph paltes using paper, mountboard and tissue. We will use the board room to build.glue and scrape into our materials to create textured plates which can later be printed using collagraph printing techniques. Week 5: Tuesday 23rd April - Multi-block cutting/engraving for relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with pexperinece in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experience neccessary. What to bring: Bring a drawing or black and white photograph. In this class, we will trace an A5 image (photograph or drawing, you choice) on a lightbox to create 2-colour separations, like in screen/riso printing. We will then engrave and cut these shapes out of wood for relief printing.
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On Saturday 30th of April, join artist Kelly Stewart for a day of drawing inspired by samples of Australian Flora brought from her native country. Interested in learning more about printing and bookbinding your drawings? Join us for Kelly's full three-day course to learn about mark making, exposing onto screens for printing and how to hand-stitch and bind your prints into a hardcover artist book. Find out more on the event page here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 30, Sun 31 March & Mon 1 April, join artist Kelly Stewart for this unique course. The workshop offers an opportunity to focus on mark making and drawings with the theme of Australian Flora. Tutor and artist Kelly Stewart has recently spent time in her native country and will be bringing back samples of Australian Flora as resource materials for this course. During this 3 day workshop, you will be converting drawings and mark making from day 1 into the screen printing process on day 2, followed by the final day of bookbinding where your beautiful flora inspired prints will become your very own artist book. You will learn how to combine layers of mark making by using a range of materials to draw and paint directly onto films, which will then be exposed onto screens for printing. You'll also learn how to mix inks with a view to layering and over lapping their imagery onto a range of papers. Subsequently you will be though how to hand stitch and bind your prints into a hardcover artist book. Do you already know how to screen print and/or bookbind but are interested in having the unique opportunity to draw from samples of beautiful Australian Flora? You can book onto the drawing day independently here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 6 & Sun 7 April OR Sat 8 & Sun 9 June - learn how to create stunning softground etchings based on your botanical findings. You will start off with a stroll along the beautiful Union Canal, a short walk from Edinburgh Printmakers. On your walk you will learn to identify, collect and arrange plants to bring them back to the studio. You will then learn how to dry the plants and create beautiful etchings of your chosen botanic arrangements. This course is lead by printmaker Florence Eckersley and assissted by botanist Toby Mills from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here.
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On the 6th and 7th of April - 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 locks. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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Etching Development Class consists of 6 separate evenings. Etcher and artist Jessica Crisp will teach a series of in-depth classes to aid you in developing your skills in each 3-hour session. Through examples, demonstration and hands on learning you can work on trouble shooting issues you have been coming up against and learning new etching processes. Feel free to bring plates/prints you have been working on, there will be opportunties to discuss, and trouble shoot your work in progess. Choose the class you want and book on that date. You can add multiple classes to your basket. This class is for people with recent Etching experience. Please do not book if you are not familiar with basics of Etching at Edinburgh Printmakers. Topics: Mon 8 April: Multi-Plate Registration • Jessica will demonstrate registration and printing techniques for plate preperation and printing of multi plate etchings. We will go through calendaring paper, use of press, registration blocks and positioning of blankets for sucessful editioning of multi-plate etchings. Tues 9 April: Inking/A la poupee/relief rolls This class will look in depth at inking up techniques for etching. Beginning with simple scrim and tissue wiping and going through hand wiping, use of hot plate, A la poupee inking and wiping and finishing with relief roll. Wed 10 April: Photo Etching Trouble Shooting We will zip through the process of making a photo etching test strip together. Going through plate prep, image preperation on photoshop, film lamination, use of aquatint screen, exposure development, test biting, selective application of aquatint and lenght of etch. Bring an image you would like to work on. Feel free to bring what you are working on for discussion and troubleshooting. Thurs 11 April: Aquatint Trouble Shooting We will go through the process of making a copper aquatint strip. Going through plate prep, application of aquatint, percentage coverage, use of stop outs, use for the ferric tank for etching, removal of stop outs and accumulative aquatinting. Feel free to bring plates you are working on for discussion and troubleshooting. Fri 12 April: Spit bite with ferric chloride We will make small copper spit bite test plates together. Going through application of aquatint, set up of safe mordant working area, use of concentrated ferric chloride, timings and cumulative etching. Sat 13 April: Crayon lift Use of crayon lift to experiment with positive drawn crayon marks on copper plates. We will each make a crayon drawing on prepared copper plates. Crayon lift is based on the resistance between oil and water and can be seen in full effect in the work of Barbara Rae and John Bellamy.
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From Wed 10 April - join us for this new 6-week series of screen printing classes. This class will give participants time to learn the dynamic and colourful process of screenprinting. During this evening course, each participant will develop their screenprint practice by creating multi-layered prints using an array of techniques, from painterly washes, textures, linear drawings and photographic bitmaps to lean flat areas, colour blends and typography. This evening course will give participants the time to think, re-think, create and re-create artwork between each class, helping them delve into various aspects of their print purchase. To print, the screen is attached to a printing press and acrylic based ink is pushed through the screen mesh onto paper using a squeegee blade. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new ink layer on top of the previous. This course uses water-based inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. The process is explored through hands-on practice where participants learn practical skills involved in making a screen print. Paper size (& maximum image size) on the course is approximately 28 x 38cm. This course entitles you to a FREE 3 month Associate Membership to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off!
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Screenprinting Developer classes consists of 6 separate evenings. Screenprinter James Harrison will lead a series of in-depth demonstrations to aid you in developing your skills in each 3 hour session. Through examples, demonstrations and conversations, you will gain an understanding of what is needed to bring your screenprinting practice to the next level. This class is for people with recent screen printing experience. Please do not book if you are not familiar with the basics of screenprinting. Choose the class you want and book on that date. You can add multiple classes to your basket. Wed 10th of April - Alinment Techniques and registration Print projects require problem solving, where one alignment process, such as acetate alignment, may not suffice to create certain types of screen prints. During this advanced course participants will learn the various alignment process that are required to produce a variety of screen prints. Participants will learn about screen and paper stretch, tecniques that are required for artwork to fit together, how to set up tight registration projects and tips and tricks to help align artwork. Wed 17th of April - Advanced halftone clinic and Bitmap printing This course will delve into the world of photographic halftone and bitmap printing, where participants will learn how to create halftones and CMYK separations on photoshop. The course will be split into two parts, the first part being computer-based learning, while the second part will be practial learning using examples of screens and print press time. Wed 24th of April - Painterly washes / texture and Utilising the Exposing unit The screenprint process can use a wide variety of painterly marks and washes to produce interesting seperations. This course will cover examples of how painterly washes and textures can be created, where participants can learn hands-on to produce their own separations. These will then be exposed on the exposing unit where we will delve into how to utilise the exposing unit to achieve various levels and types of detail. Wed 1st of May - Mono printing, Clean Flats and Colour Blending Although they may look simple, clean flat areas and smooth colour blends can be difficult to print consistently. Thhis course will teach the technicalities that come with printing clean flats and setting up screens for printing colour blends. participants will then be able to use pre-exposed screens to try out mono printing, painting directly onto the cren to create one-of-a-kind prints of their paintings through a variety of seperations. Wed 15th of May - Large Format printing Large format printing can be a technical aspect of screen printing that requires consideration and thought before artwork is produced. During this course participants will be shown how to set-up the arm and learn about the natural things that may technically arise during the production of lage-scle screen printing. This wil include screen stretching, climatising paper, printing large format acetates and getting artwork to fit. Wed 22nd of May - Creating Screenprint Editions Editioning can be a complex part of screen printing where consistency is particularly important to create a uniform set of prints. This course will teach participants various tips, tricks and techniques that may be useful during the editioning process. This will include preparing deckled paper, preparing screens, artwork alignment, how to strain links, proofing prints and printing editions. Image: James Harrison
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From Thurs 11 April (taking place over a series of six weeks), explore the original type of lithography still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns, and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. Taking place over six evenings, this course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Focusing on learning the process and working mainly in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking several prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. During the course we will work to approximately A3 size: 28 x 38.5cm Find out more about stone lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On OR Sat 20 - Sun 21 April, OR Sat 15 - Sun 16 June - accomplished artist Gillian Murray will be focusing on the hand-drawn, lo tech and painterly use of the medium. Create screenprint layers without computers using brushes and paint, drawing materials, and with the aid of photo emulsion. Explore colour mixing, layering, and mark making. This course is particularly suitable for those interested in approaching printmaking with an emphasis on drawing and painting, taking inspiration from Gillian through a hands-on approach to screenprinting. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On 27&28 April, OR 23&24 November, work with acclaimed printmaker and artist Angie Lewin to create your own beautiful and delicate wood engravings. Wood engraving is a relief printmaking process which, in contrast to woodcut, is generally smaller scale and involves engraving into the end-grad of a prepared woodblock. This method can reproduce fine detail and create a lively graphic image. During this course, you will produce a black and white print having learnt all stages of the process: transferring your initial drawing onto your woodblock, learning how to use the different engraving tools to create texture and line and finally making prints from your woodblock. Wood engraving is a slow but satisfying process. Ideally you may have some drawing skills to benefit from this workshop, but this is not essential, and this course will suit all artists. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 4, Sun 5 and Mon 6 May, this expanded laser cutting course will introduce the use of a laser and show you how to prepare vector files from your drawing or photograph. Explore how to cut or engrave a variety of materials such as paper, plywood and acrylic. You can start from original drawings or sketches, or bring digital files on a USB stick. Printmaking is not part of this course, although you will be given the tools to create laser cut substrates that you can combine with traditional printmaking at a later date. Participants of this course may be eligable for a relief induction to develop their practice in the studio. This expanded course will give you time to fully understand the laser cutting machine through experimenting in order to understand what it is capable of and to develop your works to a fuller extent. This course is suitable for those who have no experience of laser cutting, although experience with digital imaging is highly recommended. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Morven Ferguson
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From Sat 4 - Mon 6 May, join us for our Stone Lithography Summer School with Master Printer Alastair Clark. Stone Lithography, the original type of lithography, is still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. This three day course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Learn how to paint with water-tusche washes, achieving the astonishing 'reticulated washes' peculiar to stone lithography. Initially focusing on learning the process and working in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making using tusche crayon and wash as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking a number of prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. Move on to look at how to add additional colours to produce layered colour prints. During the course we will work to aprox. A3: 28 x 38.5cm Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Saturday 11 May, learn about Cyanotype or ‘blue print’ - one of photography’s oldest printing methods. Reminiscent of the alchemists of yesteryear, you can use a negative image on acetate, a drawing on tracing paper, or even real objects, to create a stunning image without a camera. ABOUT TASTER WORKSHOPS Please note that short Taster workshops are not intended as stand-alone access courses. Due to the short nature of this workshop, we do lots of the preparation for you and streamline the process so you get a finished print at the end of the day. This does mean that you will need more training before you are self-sufficient in this process and are able to work in the studio without assistance. To use Edinburgh Printmakers open access studio facilities, you will need to attend a weekend/evening course or refresher/induction class before becoming a member. How much further training is required is based on each individual’s previous printmaking experience. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the 18&19 May, students will explore a combination of mark making, drawing and found imagery to layer up in the screenprint process over a 2 day workshop. Bring along drawings and ideas and source material to be developed into a print. Individual layers will be exposed onto screens and printed by hand, creating imagery with a view to exploration and experimentation. Participants will receive guidance and support to produce unique multi-layered prints while having a great time in the process. This workshop is suitable for those who would like to give it a go and push their comfort zone in a safe and supportive environment. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Image: Kelly Stewart
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From Sat 25 - Mon 27 May, this 3-day extended course will give you the opportunity to expand on the skills you will acquire by developing your prints for more time with the guidance of Screen Print Technician James Harrison, or taking what you have learned and creating a new multi-layered print from the beginning. After 3 days you will be comfortable and very familiar with the screen printing process, and 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 screen print process, how to coat and expose screens and how to print several coloured layers onto onto fine art paper. This course uses waterbased inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Photo: Adam Wilson
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On 8 & 9 June - Kittie will introduce you to this unique printmaking technique, based around discoveries made in her own print practice. Initially, time will be spent exploring monochrome rub-away processes considering tone and mark. You will then be shown how to layer with colour to create rich and complex one-off prints. During this masterclass, you will be guided through the processes used by the artist including working with layers of transparent colour and rub-away drawing techniques to create unique, painterly prints. Kittie will share insights into her own process of bringing lively sketches made outdoors into the print studio. Booking over a month in advance? Book our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Image: Kittie Jones
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From Saturday to Monday on the 28, 29, 30 September 2024 - Kittie Jones, acclaimed artist and printmaker, will introduce you to this unique printmaking technique, all based around the discoveries made in her own practice. Initially, time will be spent exploring monochrome rub-away processes considering tone and mark. You will then be shown how to layer with colour to create rich and complex one-poff prints. During this expanded three-day masterclass, you will be guided through the processes used by Kittie including working with layers of transparent colour and rub-away drawing techniqued to create unique painterly prints. Kittie will share insights into her process of bringing lively sketches made outdoors into the print studio. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Kittie Jones
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Edinburgh Printmakers warmly invites you to join us for the launch of our upcoming exhibition. Friday 15th December 6:30-8:30pm Hung across Galleries 1 & 2, Journey is the third annual Members Show to take place at Castle Mills. This year we have 78 participating artists and 102 works. The theme of Journey has been interpreted in many ways, including landscapes, excerpts of travels, and a morning commute. It's also seen milestones of life and personal experiences, such as growing up or discovering one's self-identity. Then, there are journeys within printmaking itself, exploring a new process or material. The work on display demonstrates a range of print mediums on paper, animation, and three-dimensional works. Find out more information about the exhibition on its Viewing Room. This event is free admission, but we encourage booking online in advance. Walk-in availability on the evening will be dependent on capacity. Refreshments will be served, free and all welcome. EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information can be found on our website accessibility page here. Image credit: Mary May, Travelling Days, screenprint
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Join us on 16th December to try your hand at dry-point during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to etching, this workshop will explore dry-point, a process where drawings and marks are printed directly from a plate made by the participant in the intaglio process. This workshop is suited for beginners. Book in advance of the 16th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th December to explore Edinburgh Printmakers as part of our Christmas Open Weekend. Learn more about the rich heritage of our building, local area of Fountainbridge and the practice of printmaking. Booking required The tours provide a special opportunity to explore our heritage building, printmaking studio, archive and collections. Walk-in availability each day will be dependent on capacity. Please check with our front of house team. If you're visiting Castle Mills on our Open Weekend, try your hand at printmaking (workshops for children and adults are available to book) or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on 16th December to try your hand at lithography during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to litho, participants will take part in this spontaneous approach to mark-making. This workshop is suited for beginners. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most out of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found via our website.
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Join us on 16th & 17th of December to try your hand at screen monoprinting during our Christmas Open Weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to screen monoprinting, participants will create a painterly mono print using a screen and screenprinting inks. This workshop is suited for beginners. Book in advance of the 16th or 17th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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Join us on 17th December to create beautfil prints with a deceptively simply relief printing process, during our Christmas Open Weekend. Book in advance of the 17th of December through this site, or on the day give us a call or pop by to check availability! We have plenty of workshops taking place over the weekend. During this 45 minute introduction to relief printing, participants will see how cutting images into wood or linoleum and inking up colour can produce bold, dramatic effects. This workshop will explore the diverse range of ways which artists use this direct process. This workshop is suited for beginners. If you're visiting Edinburgh Printmakers on our Open Weekend, book onto one of our building tours or explore our crafty Christmas market to make the most of your visit! EP partners with the WelcoMe App by Neatebox, supporting visitors in indicating areas of, or specific assistance they might require. More information on accessibility can be found on our website.
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On 20&21 January, OR 9&10 March OR 11&12 May - join us for an etching weekend course. Etching Weekend Courses provide the perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making. Work directly onto metal plates, developing images through various hand applied techniques. Using new safer acid resists makes etching a much healthier process, using neither dangerous acids nor solvents. During the course participants will work on two etching plates, one copper and one zinc, introducing them to both of the metals and the mordants most commonly used at Edinburgh Printmakers. Participants will produce two images over the course (one on each metal) making use of a combination of techniques in each plate. The size of the plates will be 152 x 203mm (6 X 8 inches) A 15% Early Bird discount is available for bookings made 1 month prior to the start date! Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the last Friday of most months, have a drink and get creative with printmaking. Soft drinks will be provided. You can bring a small amount of your own alcohol. This event is a great opportunity to visit EP, socialise and get inspired! It's a surpise, so on the day you could be doing one of any of the following techniques: Kitchen sink lithography - using some surprising materials, found in the kitchen, and a little bit of science magic, you’ll create your own individual series of prints. Drypoint etching from the recycling bin - We’ve done the hard work for you and raided the recycling bin so that you can try out this rewarding technique using drinks cans / tetrapac / or plastic milk cartons to create a dry point etched plate to ink up and print. Instant Collagraph - create a multi coloured print using this jigsaw style approach to printmaking , using textured wallpaper and other materials. Word Up! - Using our extensive collection of wooden letterpress, you will have the opportunity to play with words using colour, layout, and pattern. Mono Screenprint - This free form approach to screen printing allows you to explore mark-making and colour in a spontaneous way, using ink, graphite and charcoal.
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On 27&28 January OR 24&25 February OR 23&24 March OR 27&28 April OR 22&23 June, learn all about the dynamic and colorful process of screenprinting. This type of stencil can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images and text. Participants will learn how to print their image in several coloured layers onto paper. To print, the screen is attached to a printing press and acrylic based ink is pushed through the screen mesh onto paper using a squeegee blade. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new layer of ink on top of previously printed colours. This course uses waterbased inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. During the course, each participant will work on their own print, creating 3-4 layers of colour onto paper. The process is explored through hands-on practice where participants learn the practical skills involved in making a screenprint. Paper size (& maximum image size) on the course is approximately 28 x 38cm. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Learn more about screen printing on our YouTube channel here.
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Full Price tickets = 1 Adult + 1 Child Family Print Club – These Sunday Funday sessions are designed for different generations to share an experience , explore some printmaking techniques and have some fun into the bargain. 28 Jan: Experience your lego bricks in a completely new way! Ink up your bricks to create fun patterns and images. 25 Feb: Collage printing – create multi-coloured images with this fun technique using cut and layered inked up shapes. 24 Mar: Prints from the recycling bin – use cardboard, plastic and other materials to create some imaginative prints. 28 Apr: Mono screen printing - paint and print with a screen and a rainbow of colours. 26 May: Letterpress and simple bookmaking make some simple books and embellish them with lettering from our extensive collection of wooden letterpress blocks 30 June : Make your own family flag. Print on fabric and get creative wby making your own family flag Price shown per session. Book one session or more as required. Early bird price: 1 adult + 1 child Full Price: 1 adult + 1 child Less than 1 week in advance: £35 for 1 adult + 1 child. Additional adult £20 Additional child £8
Learning Studio
Starting from 31st of January or 1 Febuary, OR 8th of May we're running six evening classes exploring printmaking techniques. Join in with as many as you like - perfect for picking and choosing how you want to experiment! Sign up for one, two or more Pick 'n' Mix Printmaking classes, join in for all of them, or just book one at a time. Each evening will explore a different type of process, often using lo-tech and immediate techniques so you can explore, create, experiment, have fun and learn along the way. Choose the workshop you want to book and select the corresponding date below. You can easily add multiple dates to your basket. There are three courses available to book - two which run over 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, and the other 6 consecutive Thursday evenings. The 6 consecutive weeks start from either Wed 31st of Jan, Thursday 1st of Feb or Wed 8th of May. Week 1: 31st Jan/1st Feb or 8th May Drypoint Etching- Explore line and tone drawing and different inking techniques using etching needles and a sheet of acrylic. Printing onto paper and plaster. Week 2: 7th/8th of February or 15th May Instant Collagraph - Using a mixture of household and stationery materials to create an instant printable highly textured plate. Week 3: 14th/15th of February or 22nd May Mono Screen Printing - Create a painterly monoprint with a screen and screen printing inks. Week 4: 21st/22nd of February or 29th May Embossing - create an embossed image using cut card, found objects and other materials. Week 5: 28th/29th February or 5th June Letterpress - Explore a word or phrase using our extensive letterpress collection. Week 6: 6th/7th March or 12th June Experimental Lino - Experiment with this painterly approach to lino printing using an etching mix and resits.
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On 3&4 February, explore the original type of lithography still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns, and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. This 2 day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Focusing on learning the process and working mainly in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking several prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. During the course we will work to approximately A3 size: 28 x 38.5cm Find out more about stone lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Duncan Marquiss
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On 3&4 of February OR the 20&21 April OR the 15&16 June, learn all about Toyobo (or photopolymer gravure) with RSA Leena Namari. An innovative new printmaking process that uses remarkable water-washable photopolymer plates which are both fast and safe, Toyobo produces results similar to 19th century process of photogravure. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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From 7 Feb (taking place over a series of six weeks), this Etching Evening Course provides the perfect introduction to etching, exploring innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making. Work directly onto metal plates, developing images through various hand applied techniques. Using new safer acid resists makes etching a much healthier process, using neither dangerous acids nor solvents. Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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From Thurs 8 Feb OR Thurs 9 May (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. 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. Image: Alastair Kinroy
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On 17&18 Feb OR 13&14 April OR 22&23 June - 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. 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 so paper for printing. Bring a sketch or a simple digital printout. The image size will be up to a maximum of A4. 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! Image: Anupa Gardner
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On the 2&3 March or 1&2 June, experiment with all the freedom and subtlety of a lithograph without grinding stones and with minimal processing. Explore layering images in colour to create painterly prints with a delicacy of mark and tone, characteristic to this medium. This course concentrates on using light sensitive aluminium photo plates. These plates can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images, photographs, digital images and text. Participants will learn how to print their image in several coloured layers onto paper. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new layer of ink on top of previously printed colours. Find out more about photo plate lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the 16&17 March OR 18&19 May join us to draw on Gillian Murray's vast experience of working in collagraph. A collagraph is a print taken from a collaged plate. This weekend course allows ample time and opportunity to explore this deceptively simple and versatile technique. The course will explore making plates using different types of materials such as wallpaper, feathers, leaves and string, sticking them down onto a piece of card which is then varnished. When ready, the ‘plate’ is then inked up and printed onto paper creating rich textures and an embossed surface. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Gillian Murray
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On 23&24 March, this course covers the use of Photec as an acid resist. Photec is a photopolymer film that can be adhered to a metal plate, exposed to a positive artwork on acetate, and developed in such a way that it can produce accurate photographic acid resist. This then allows a photographic image to be etched into a copper plate. The real advantage of this is that the photographic image, once bitten into the surface of the plate can be further worked into using other etching techniques. For this reason, previous etching experience is advised. During the course participants will prepare their artwork digitally to be printed onto acetate and produce and print one photo etching plate on copper, they will also learn how to apply aquatint which can help to strengthen photo etching images. The size of the plates will be 152 x 203mm (6 X 8 inches) Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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5-week laser preparation evening class (up to 5 particatipants) Week 1: Tuesday 26th of March -Laser-engraving a monochrome wood or lino block for relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experince necessary. What to bring: 1x greyscale image to be engraved onto a block no bigger than 148mm x 210mm. In this class, participants will laser engrave and image onto a choice of plywood or linoleum for relief printing. Week 2: Tuesday 2nd April - Laser-etching a drypoint line on perspex for intaglo printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in intaglio printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experience necessary. What to bring: A JPEG of a line drawing in greyscale. In this class, participants will laser engrave a line drawing onto a sheet of perpex in prepartation for drypoint intaglio printing. Week 3: Tuesday 9th April -cutting a jigsaw for woodblock relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with experince in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experinece necessary. What to bring: An idea or an image to draw from. We are going to trace the image into separtate, inkable shapes. The result wil be quite graphic, but photographs can also be applied to this medium. In this class, printmakers will lasercut a jigsaw block for multi-colour relief printing. Week 4: Tuesday 16th April Building a collapgraph plate using engraved paper, mountboard and tissue Who's it for: Printmakers with experinece in intaglio, relief or collagraph printing as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experinece necessary. What to bring: Drawing, collage cut-outs, an idea. There will be pre-laser cut materials provided to build your collagraph plate with, but we can also cut out shapes for creating texture at the start of the session. In this class, participants will use a vartiety of laser cut shapes to make collagraph paltes using paper, mountboard and tissue. We will use the board room to build.glue and scrape into our materials to create textured plates which can later be printed using collagraph printing techniques. Week 5: Tuesday 23rd April - Multi-block cutting/engraving for relief printing Who's it for: Printmakers with pexperinece in relief printing, as well as Photoshop or Illustrator. No laser experience neccessary. What to bring: Bring a drawing or black and white photograph. In this class, we will trace an A5 image (photograph or drawing, you choice) on a lightbox to create 2-colour separations, like in screen/riso printing. We will then engrave and cut these shapes out of wood for relief printing.
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On Saturday 30th of April, join artist Kelly Stewart for a day of drawing inspired by samples of Australian Flora brought from her native country. Interested in learning more about printing and bookbinding your drawings? Join us for Kelly's full three-day course to learn about mark making, exposing onto screens for printing and how to hand-stitch and bind your prints into a hardcover artist book. Find out more on the event page here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 30, Sun 31 March & Mon 1 April, join artist Kelly Stewart for this unique course. The workshop offers an opportunity to focus on mark making and drawings with the theme of Australian Flora. Tutor and artist Kelly Stewart has recently spent time in her native country and will be bringing back samples of Australian Flora as resource materials for this course. During this 3 day workshop, you will be converting drawings and mark making from day 1 into the screen printing process on day 2, followed by the final day of bookbinding where your beautiful flora inspired prints will become your very own artist book. You will learn how to combine layers of mark making by using a range of materials to draw and paint directly onto films, which will then be exposed onto screens for printing. You'll also learn how to mix inks with a view to layering and over lapping their imagery onto a range of papers. Subsequently you will be though how to hand stitch and bind your prints into a hardcover artist book. Do you already know how to screen print and/or bookbind but are interested in having the unique opportunity to draw from samples of beautiful Australian Flora? You can book onto the drawing day independently here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 6 & Sun 7 April OR Sat 8 & Sun 9 June - learn how to create stunning softground etchings based on your botanical findings. You will start off with a stroll along the beautiful Union Canal, a short walk from Edinburgh Printmakers. On your walk you will learn to identify, collect and arrange plants to bring them back to the studio. You will then learn how to dry the plants and create beautiful etchings of your chosen botanic arrangements. This course is lead by printmaker Florence Eckersley and assissted by botanist Toby Mills from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Find out more about etching on our YouTube channel here.
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On the 6th and 7th of April - 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 locks. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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Etching Development Class consists of 6 separate evenings. Etcher and artist Jessica Crisp will teach a series of in-depth classes to aid you in developing your skills in each 3-hour session. Through examples, demonstration and hands on learning you can work on trouble shooting issues you have been coming up against and learning new etching processes. Feel free to bring plates/prints you have been working on, there will be opportunties to discuss, and trouble shoot your work in progess. Choose the class you want and book on that date. You can add multiple classes to your basket. This class is for people with recent Etching experience. Please do not book if you are not familiar with basics of Etching at Edinburgh Printmakers. Topics: Mon 8 April: Multi-Plate Registration • Jessica will demonstrate registration and printing techniques for plate preperation and printing of multi plate etchings. We will go through calendaring paper, use of press, registration blocks and positioning of blankets for sucessful editioning of multi-plate etchings. Tues 9 April: Inking/A la poupee/relief rolls This class will look in depth at inking up techniques for etching. Beginning with simple scrim and tissue wiping and going through hand wiping, use of hot plate, A la poupee inking and wiping and finishing with relief roll. Wed 10 April: Photo Etching Trouble Shooting We will zip through the process of making a photo etching test strip together. Going through plate prep, image preperation on photoshop, film lamination, use of aquatint screen, exposure development, test biting, selective application of aquatint and lenght of etch. Bring an image you would like to work on. Feel free to bring what you are working on for discussion and troubleshooting. Thurs 11 April: Aquatint Trouble Shooting We will go through the process of making a copper aquatint strip. Going through plate prep, application of aquatint, percentage coverage, use of stop outs, use for the ferric tank for etching, removal of stop outs and accumulative aquatinting. Feel free to bring plates you are working on for discussion and troubleshooting. Fri 12 April: Spit bite with ferric chloride We will make small copper spit bite test plates together. Going through application of aquatint, set up of safe mordant working area, use of concentrated ferric chloride, timings and cumulative etching. Sat 13 April: Crayon lift Use of crayon lift to experiment with positive drawn crayon marks on copper plates. We will each make a crayon drawing on prepared copper plates. Crayon lift is based on the resistance between oil and water and can be seen in full effect in the work of Barbara Rae and John Bellamy.
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From Wed 10 April - join us for this new 6-week series of screen printing classes. This class will give participants time to learn the dynamic and colourful process of screenprinting. During this evening course, each participant will develop their screenprint practice by creating multi-layered prints using an array of techniques, from painterly washes, textures, linear drawings and photographic bitmaps to lean flat areas, colour blends and typography. This evening course will give participants the time to think, re-think, create and re-create artwork between each class, helping them delve into various aspects of their print purchase. To print, the screen is attached to a printing press and acrylic based ink is pushed through the screen mesh onto paper using a squeegee blade. Each layer of colour is printed individually, taking care to register each new ink layer on top of the previous. This course uses water-based inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. The process is explored through hands-on practice where participants learn practical skills involved in making a screen print. Paper size (& maximum image size) on the course is approximately 28 x 38cm. This course entitles you to a FREE 3 month Associate Membership to use the studio and consolidate your skills. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off!
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Screenprinting Developer classes consists of 6 separate evenings. Screenprinter James Harrison will lead a series of in-depth demonstrations to aid you in developing your skills in each 3 hour session. Through examples, demonstrations and conversations, you will gain an understanding of what is needed to bring your screenprinting practice to the next level. This class is for people with recent screen printing experience. Please do not book if you are not familiar with the basics of screenprinting. Choose the class you want and book on that date. You can add multiple classes to your basket. Wed 10th of April - Alinment Techniques and registration Print projects require problem solving, where one alignment process, such as acetate alignment, may not suffice to create certain types of screen prints. During this advanced course participants will learn the various alignment process that are required to produce a variety of screen prints. Participants will learn about screen and paper stretch, tecniques that are required for artwork to fit together, how to set up tight registration projects and tips and tricks to help align artwork. Wed 17th of April - Advanced halftone clinic and Bitmap printing This course will delve into the world of photographic halftone and bitmap printing, where participants will learn how to create halftones and CMYK separations on photoshop. The course will be split into two parts, the first part being computer-based learning, while the second part will be practial learning using examples of screens and print press time. Wed 24th of April - Painterly washes / texture and Utilising the Exposing unit The screenprint process can use a wide variety of painterly marks and washes to produce interesting seperations. This course will cover examples of how painterly washes and textures can be created, where participants can learn hands-on to produce their own separations. These will then be exposed on the exposing unit where we will delve into how to utilise the exposing unit to achieve various levels and types of detail. Wed 1st of May - Mono printing, Clean Flats and Colour Blending Although they may look simple, clean flat areas and smooth colour blends can be difficult to print consistently. Thhis course will teach the technicalities that come with printing clean flats and setting up screens for printing colour blends. participants will then be able to use pre-exposed screens to try out mono printing, painting directly onto the cren to create one-of-a-kind prints of their paintings through a variety of seperations. Wed 15th of May - Large Format printing Large format printing can be a technical aspect of screen printing that requires consideration and thought before artwork is produced. During this course participants will be shown how to set-up the arm and learn about the natural things that may technically arise during the production of lage-scle screen printing. This wil include screen stretching, climatising paper, printing large format acetates and getting artwork to fit. Wed 22nd of May - Creating Screenprint Editions Editioning can be a complex part of screen printing where consistency is particularly important to create a uniform set of prints. This course will teach participants various tips, tricks and techniques that may be useful during the editioning process. This will include preparing deckled paper, preparing screens, artwork alignment, how to strain links, proofing prints and printing editions. Image: James Harrison
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From Thurs 11 April (taking place over a series of six weeks), explore the original type of lithography still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns, and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. Taking place over six evenings, this course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Focusing on learning the process and working mainly in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking several prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. During the course we will work to approximately A3 size: 28 x 38.5cm Find out more about stone lithography on our YouTube channel here. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On OR Sat 20 - Sun 21 April, OR Sat 15 - Sun 16 June - accomplished artist Gillian Murray will be focusing on the hand-drawn, lo tech and painterly use of the medium. Create screenprint layers without computers using brushes and paint, drawing materials, and with the aid of photo emulsion. Explore colour mixing, layering, and mark making. This course is particularly suitable for those interested in approaching printmaking with an emphasis on drawing and painting, taking inspiration from Gillian through a hands-on approach to screenprinting. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On 27&28 April, OR 23&24 November, work with acclaimed printmaker and artist Angie Lewin to create your own beautiful and delicate wood engravings. Wood engraving is a relief printmaking process which, in contrast to woodcut, is generally smaller scale and involves engraving into the end-grad of a prepared woodblock. This method can reproduce fine detail and create a lively graphic image. During this course, you will produce a black and white print having learnt all stages of the process: transferring your initial drawing onto your woodblock, learning how to use the different engraving tools to create texture and line and finally making prints from your woodblock. Wood engraving is a slow but satisfying process. Ideally you may have some drawing skills to benefit from this workshop, but this is not essential, and this course will suit all artists. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Sat 4, Sun 5 and Mon 6 May, this expanded laser cutting course will introduce the use of a laser and show you how to prepare vector files from your drawing or photograph. Explore how to cut or engrave a variety of materials such as paper, plywood and acrylic. You can start from original drawings or sketches, or bring digital files on a USB stick. Printmaking is not part of this course, although you will be given the tools to create laser cut substrates that you can combine with traditional printmaking at a later date. Participants of this course may be eligable for a relief induction to develop their practice in the studio. This expanded course will give you time to fully understand the laser cutting machine through experimenting in order to understand what it is capable of and to develop your works to a fuller extent. This course is suitable for those who have no experience of laser cutting, although experience with digital imaging is highly recommended. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Morven Ferguson
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From Sat 4 - Mon 6 May, join us for our Stone Lithography Summer School with Master Printer Alastair Clark. Stone Lithography, the original type of lithography, is still favoured by many artists. Drawing directly onto a prepared limestone surface gives opportunity for a spontaneous approach to mark-making. Find out how artists with wide ranging styles from MC Escher, Picasso, Jasper Johns and Kathe Kolwitz have delighted in the subtleties of the stone. This three day course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable for people without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. Emphasis is given to stone lithography as a drawing and painting medium, working directly on this wonderful robust drawing surface. Learn how to paint with water-tusche washes, achieving the astonishing 'reticulated washes' peculiar to stone lithography. Initially focusing on learning the process and working in monochrome, we will explore traditional approaches to mark-making using tusche crayon and wash as well as alternative drawing methods. Learn all about processing of images on stone and how to stabilise the image for printing before taking a number of prints to show the development of your drawing at different stages. Move on to look at how to add additional colours to produce layered colour prints. During the course we will work to aprox. A3: 28 x 38.5cm Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On Saturday 11 May, learn about Cyanotype or ‘blue print’ - one of photography’s oldest printing methods. Reminiscent of the alchemists of yesteryear, you can use a negative image on acetate, a drawing on tracing paper, or even real objects, to create a stunning image without a camera. ABOUT TASTER WORKSHOPS Please note that short Taster workshops are not intended as stand-alone access courses. Due to the short nature of this workshop, we do lots of the preparation for you and streamline the process so you get a finished print at the end of the day. This does mean that you will need more training before you are self-sufficient in this process and are able to work in the studio without assistance. To use Edinburgh Printmakers open access studio facilities, you will need to attend a weekend/evening course or refresher/induction class before becoming a member. How much further training is required is based on each individual’s previous printmaking experience. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets!
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On the 18&19 May, students will explore a combination of mark making, drawing and found imagery to layer up in the screenprint process over a 2 day workshop. Bring along drawings and ideas and source material to be developed into a print. Individual layers will be exposed onto screens and printed by hand, creating imagery with a view to exploration and experimentation. Participants will receive guidance and support to produce unique multi-layered prints while having a great time in the process. This workshop is suitable for those who would like to give it a go and push their comfort zone in a safe and supportive environment. Booking over a month in advance? Use our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Image: Kelly Stewart
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From Sat 25 - Mon 27 May, this 3-day extended course will give you the opportunity to expand on the skills you will acquire by developing your prints for more time with the guidance of Screen Print Technician James Harrison, or taking what you have learned and creating a new multi-layered print from the beginning. After 3 days you will be comfortable and very familiar with the screen printing process, and 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 screen print process, how to coat and expose screens and how to print several coloured layers onto onto fine art paper. This course uses waterbased inks on paper which are not suitable for printing on textiles. 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. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Photo: Adam Wilson
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On 8 & 9 June - Kittie will introduce you to this unique printmaking technique, based around discoveries made in her own print practice. Initially, time will be spent exploring monochrome rub-away processes considering tone and mark. You will then be shown how to layer with colour to create rich and complex one-off prints. During this masterclass, you will be guided through the processes used by the artist including working with layers of transparent colour and rub-away drawing techniques to create unique, painterly prints. Kittie will share insights into her own process of bringing lively sketches made outdoors into the print studio. Booking over a month in advance? Book our Early Bird tickets for 15% off! Image: Kittie Jones
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From Saturday to Monday on the 28, 29, 30 September 2024 - Kittie Jones, acclaimed artist and printmaker, will introduce you to this unique printmaking technique, all based around the discoveries made in her own practice. Initially, time will be spent exploring monochrome rub-away processes considering tone and mark. You will then be shown how to layer with colour to create rich and complex one-poff prints. During this expanded three-day masterclass, you will be guided through the processes used by Kittie including working with layers of transparent colour and rub-away drawing techniqued to create unique painterly prints. Kittie will share insights into her process of bringing lively sketches made outdoors into the print studio. Book over a month in advance to receive 15% off the course price with our Early Bird tickets! Image: Kittie Jones
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