Highland Print Studio

This weekend class will be a great introduction to etching. Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking where an acid resistant ground is applied to the surface of a plate which is then drawn into revealing the metal plate underneath. The plate is then submerged in acid which bites the open areas into the plate. These etched areas sit below the surface of the metal plate and hold the ink ready for printing using an etching press. Working directly onto a steel plate you will develop images through various hand applied techniques, learn how to ink and print the plate using our Rochat printing press and finish the weekend with a small edition of prints.
This class is suitable for beginners/refreshers.

This course will explore the combination of text and image within Print processes. We will explore the sequential rhythms of the way we look, the conceptual leaps we make between words and image, and the use of juxtaposition to construct and reconfigure meaning.

With this process we treat our printing paper with a photographic emulsion and use UV light to expose our images onto the paper itself before developing the beautiful deep blue prints.

Collagraph is a deceptively simple printmaking process that allows incredibly sophisticated images to be created.

On this two-day workshop you will learn the basics of preparing hand drawn separations using a range of mark making technique and paper stencils to create a small edition of original prints.

Print your own Christmas Cards this year with a linocut design that you have created here at the studio on this 3 hour taster session

Using sketches and photographs, participants will receive a comprehensive introduction to the tools and techniques of wood engraving; cutting and printing onto lemonwood blocks to achieve diverse results from experimental, abstract cuts to detailed representational pieces.