Two plate colour Etching being printed at bip-Art Printmaking workshop, Brighton

Traditional Etching - Two plate colour printing. bip-Art is a Open Access Printmaking workshop in Brighton. We also teach courses. Details below. Contact us at www.bip-Art.co.uk Traditional Etching Courses Taught by Ann d’Arcy Hughes - Tuesday & Thursdays Taught by Hebe Vernon-Morris - Wednesdays The course begins with a short talk showing samples, prints and blocks, illustrating the potential of the medium. In the 16th Century, Printmakers began to develop this Intaglio technique to create intricate, linear, tonal, textured and semi-embossed prints. Using Steel and Zinc, this Etching course continues in this tradition, teaching techniques that connect us to the history of the medium and providing an opportunity to explore - Hard and Soft ground - for line, texture and mark making. Fine and Coarse aquatint – to create tone, texture and colour. Marbling and Sugar Lift – Mark making techniques. Multiple plates – for layered, colourful images. Once the Ground or Aquatint has been applied to the plate and the image created, the line or texture is bitten into the metal using Nitric acid. Ink is then pushed into the lines and texture of the image, before printing using the manual, or electric Etching press. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists. Small class size – 4 people Courses are relatively short so more than one course will be needed to develop imagery using some of the more advanced techniques above. Materials included in the Course - inks, grounds, resin, acid, degreaser, stop out, car spray, rags, gloves and cleaning materials. Metal and paper are not included and can be purchased from the studio. Paper prices begin at 15p a sheet. www.bip-art.co.uk bip-Art Printmaking Studio 1a Arundel Mews Arundel Place Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1GG 01273 603109