The Portrait – 5 Week Course
Explore a range of exciting portrait processes on this five-week course. During the course you will explore and be guided through a variety of techniques for representing the portrait including drawing, monoprint and painting. You’ll explore chiaroscuro in both drawing and monoprinting, will add decorative elements to your prints and learn how to observe and create accurate facial proportions.
There will also be an emphasis on colour mixing to create a painted portrait in acrylics. You’ll learn how to use oil based printmaking inks and our etching presses to create monoprinted works in addition to drawings and paintings.
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23rd May 2026 - 23rd May 2026
Join us for a fun printmaking taster session to make a series of prints using the intaglio printing process of drypoint etching. You will learn…
Letterpress Taster Day
30th May 2026 - 30th May 2026
Spend a day working with traditional wood type and metal type to create prints using letterpress techniques. You’ll have the opportunity to use our wood…
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