Printmaking short courses
Overview
Printmaking short courses at the University of Brighton offer introduction to and development of a range of techniques including etching and drypoint, lithography and screenprinting.
For further details on Saturday and evening printmaking courses, select from the tabs above
Saturday courses
Screenprinting | Etching | Lithography
There is a strong tradition of Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Brighton stretching back over 40 years. Brighton is one of the very few UK universities to offer a stand-alone degree in Printmaking as part of its undergraduate programme. As a consequence the facilities for Etching, Screenprinting and Lithography at Brighton are impressive in scale and the accumulated skills and knowledge base unique in scope and depth.
These courses offer concentrated experience in of one of three processes: screenprinting, etching or lithography.
The first phase is an induction into workshop practices. Whatever your previous experience, this element demonstrates the workings of the print processes on two levels: safe and efficient use of the facilities; and the potential for developing a vocabulary to express ideas.
Through critical discussion you will begin to recognise correlations between what a medium can offer and what you intend to produce.
Throughout the course you are introduced to key concepts and issues that are implicit in contemporary practice.
Thee is a maximum of 8 places in each class
Please choose from dates offered.
Screenprinting (SA101)
9 Jan – 20 Mar 2010
17 Apr – 19 Jun 2010
A chance to explore the possibilities of this highly versatile medium using both simple hand-made and autographic methods combined with photographic stencil-making techniques.
A hands-on practical approach will introduce you to the wonders of this sophisticated form of stencilling using layers of transparent or opaque water-based ink creating vibrant images. Both graphic/illustration and fine art approaches are covered.
Etching (SA102)
9 Jan – 20 Mar 2010
17 Apr – 19 Jun 2010
An opportunity to experience and enjoy the diversity of intaglio printmaking. Experiment with hard ground, soft ground, aquatint, sugar-lift, marbling and drypoint. Work on a zinc or steel plate, using line tone and textural marks. 'Bite' in a batch of nitric acid and print on the antique hand-operated etching press. Explore the introduction of several plates to produce colour, or experiment with chine colle, the use of thin japanese coloured papers incorporated into the image when printing.
Lithography (SA103)
9 Jan – 20 Mar 2010
17 Apr – 19 Jun 2010
Zinc-plate lithography (hand drawn not photographic). Experiment with delicate painterly washes, light and dark tones and the soft quality of crayon and tusche.
Explore the possibilities of colour overlays and print on the hand-operated offset.
Prerequisites (for all the above)
- none
Evening courses
Etching | Lithography | Screenprinting
Etching
Wed | 1800–2030
The aim of this class is to present etching as a creative process and to enable students to gain a sound practical knowledge of the techniques involved in line and tone, black and white and colour.
Each student is encouraged to appreciate the versatility of the medium and to use it to develop their own personal imagery.
Lithography
Tue | 1800–2030
The aim of this class is to present lithography as a creative, non-mechanistic process, and to enable students to gain a sound practical knowledge of the printing techniques involved.
Lithography uses a superimposed grain on a thin metal plate to reproduce an image. The image is first drawn in grease and, using the rejection of water to grease, this image is transported to paper from the plate.
Screenprinting
Tue and Wed | 1800–2030
This class provides an opportunity to experiment with the exciting process of printmaking and learn how to produce colour silkscreen prints using hand-drawn and photographic methods. Suitable for beginners and experienced students.
NB. We run the same class on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please indicate which evening you would like to attend.
