Print Making for Beginners

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Learn the basic skills and techniques for producing etching on copper plate, lino cuts and wood cuts using both black and white and colour inks. You will take home an edition of five plus artists proofs.

Requirements for the first class: scissors, pencil or pencils, eraser and a range of collected images, either your own or reproductions, for example, photos or magazine pictures, one of which you would like to develop as a design. You will be guided by your tutor in the selection of one of these images.

Note: There may be additional material requirements and costs not included in the course price. Please contact +61 3 9919 1517 to find out more.

Course Essentials

How to register

To sign up for this course, please fill out the Short Course Registration form and send it to:

Victoria University
PO Box 14428
Melbourne VIC 8001

You can also email your completed form to us at ITCI@vu.edu.au

Course contents

You will be taught by a practicing artist, see demonstrations and have studio time where you will receive one-on-one tuition, learn about papers and printing processes via printing a small edition and be introduced to artwork by various printmakers.

Delivered over three Saturdays, 3 hours each workshop this course provides an introduction to the printmaking process—you will learn the basic skills and techniques for producing linocuts and woodcuts using both black and white and colour inks. Requirements for the first class: scissors, pencil or pencils, eraser and a range of collected images, either your own or reproductions, for example, photos or magazine pictures, one of which you would like to develop as a design. You will be guided by your tutor in the selection of one of these images.

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