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Toyobo Weekend

Weekend Course

Learn all about Toyobo (or photopolymer gravure) with Leena Nammari RSA on the following dates:

1&2 February 2025

6&7 September 2025

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

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 in the studio.

Leena Nammari is a Palestinian artist printmaker based in Scotland. She has exhibited within Scotland, Europe, Palestine, and Australia as part of group exhibitions and has had several solo exhibitions. She is an expert printmaker in all aspects of printmaking, though she has also worked in film, photography, bronze, and ceramics.

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

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

• Weekend Courses
• £210.00 - £220.00
• 1 February 2025-6 September 2025
• Print Studio
• Adult 16+