Printmaking without a Press

1 day course
15 April; 29 July 2020
10am – 4pm

£87 including all materials

Printmaking without a Press

Explore lino and monoprinting techniques which can easily be recreated in a home studio without using a press. You will experiment with transfer drawing, subtractive methods, paper stencils and painterly methods to create A4 monoprints.

Use the hand burnishing technique to print lino cuts and be shown how to extend and develop these prints through using masking and layering and, by combining these 2 techniques, see the endless possibilities afforded by printing without a press. You will have at least 10 x A4 prints to take home.

Course structure
• Explanation of the techniques with examples.
• Demonstration of traditional and contemporary hand burnishing methods & tools.
• Using lino tools to cut an image and create a range of marks.
• Use rollers to ink up and hand burnish lino blocks.
• Use masking layering and over-printing.
• Monoprinting - transfer drawing, subtractive method, paper cut stencils, painterly methods
• Selection and preparation of paper.
• Combine techniques to create Hybrid prints.

Experience level
• Suitable for all abilities.

Maximum 8 places

How to book
• By email using the email button below
• By phone 01223 892380


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Payment / Terms and Conditions

For all courses except CPSC Certificate course

Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.

If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.

For CPSC Certificate course

Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.

If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.

There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.

Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.