This course is ideal for anyone with a developing creative practice in any area. We will cover a range of subjects that will support your development as a creative, including research idea development and meaningful reflection. As well as weekly classrooms sessions, you will also get a 1 hour one-on-one tutorial with a specialist in your area and a dedicated yearly exhibition. You may also want to take one or more of the promoting creative practice courses to support your development.

The artist, Rembrandt had just three techniques for printmaking: dry point; hard ground and soft ground. We now have around 20 techniques which can be used in combination. These include lift grounds, photo etching and transfers. This course focuses on individual support and development; to present possibilities, to progress your plans and your personal and professional objectives.

This course will help to build on your existing printmaking skills and improve and develop your studio based work. The tutor will provide strategies to stretch and challenge you as a printmaker. You will be supported to explore and develop your own ideas; work on self-initiated personal projects or optional tutor-led projects. Beginners will follow a structured programme to learn the basics before progressing onto more challenging work.

This course is designed to build on your existing printmaking skills and to improve and develop your studio based work. The tutor will provide strategies to stretch and challenge you as a printmaker. You will be supported to explore and develop your own ideas; work on self-initiated personal projects or optional tutor-led projects. You will also be supported with the development of your professional practice including exhibiting work or improving research and ideas development.

You will learn about and use a wide range of printmaking processes to produce your own original prints, including mono printing, etching, lino printing, dry point, soft-ground etching aquatint, and collagraph printing. You will begin to use a range of printmaking techniques to generate immediate creative results, extend your skills and develop your own ideas. New starters are welcome at any time of year and more experienced learner can pursue their own projects.

On this course you will learn a broad range of printmaking techniques and apply those skills to life drawing. You will be able to work directly onto etching plates using hard or soft ground techniques, mono-print, relief print, or work directly onto paper to make drawings for photo etchings. During this course you can develop your own project and ideas and to focus on specific techniques that interest you. Your tutor will support you with developing your skills and creative practice.

On this course you will be introduced to a range of experimental book structures and sculptural book objects and use various simple printmaking techniques to enable you to create a one-off or a limited-edition project. You will learn how to use printmaking and the medium of books to explore and develop your own ideas.

You will learn about and use a wide range of printmaking processes to produce your own original prints, including photo polymer, monoprinting, etching, lino printing, dry point, chine colle and relief printing. Beginners can follow structured projects to learn new techniques and processes. More experienced learners will be able to pursue and develop their own ideas and projects and will be offered optional structured projects designed to stretch and challenge.

You will learn about and use a wide range of printmaking processes to produce your own original prints, including photo polymer, monoprinting, etching, lino printing, dry point, chine colle and relief printing. Beginners can follow structured projects to learn new techniques and processes. More experienced learners will be able to pursue and develop their own ideas and projects and will be offered optional structured projects designed to stretch and challenge.

During this 2 x half-day course, you will learn how to effectively photograph 2D artwork using appropriate lighting. In the following week, we will look at how to best display and transport your work including options for framing and mounting work. You will have the opportunity to window mount at least one piece of work and receive information about many other options.