- Taught by Alessia De Bortoli & Matilde Dolcetti
- Tuesday, 2pm – 6pm, from 15 October 2019 to 26 May 2020
- Course Fees (30 lessons – 120 hours) €1,020.00→
- 5 lessons €190.00→
- 4 lessons €154.00→
- One-Afternoon class (4 hours) €40.00→
Artists in residence and guest artists, coming from all over the world and from diverse experiences, will take part and give their contribution to the lessons.
The course will be focused both on traditional techniques and innovative sustainable methods of printmaking. Starting with monotype and drypoint, the course will develop into non-acid and acid techniques on copper, acrylic plate and cardboard, and printmaking methods will be shown, from black and white print, to color, to multiple plate print. Participants will be guided individually in the creation of personal projects for editions.
Program
PART ONE: NON-ACID TECHNIQUES
Five lessons, from October 15 to November 12
Monotype – Drypoint on metal and acrylic plate
Five lessons, from November 19 to December 17
Line engraving and mezzotint on copper
PART TWO: ACID TECHNIQUES
Five lessons, from Janauary 14 to February 11
Sustainable etching on zinc with guest artist Carolyn Webb from Boston Printmakers
Softground with BIG ground
Hardground with BIG
Aquatint with spray method
Spit bite
Printing with Akua inks
Four lessons, from February 25 to March 17
Photoetching with visiting guest artist Victoria Goro-Rapoport
PART THREE: COLLAGRAPH AND PRINTING TECHNIQUES
Five lessons, from March 24 to April 21
Collagraph and multiple plate printing
Five lessons, from April 28 to May 26
Final prints in limited editions