This four week course will teach you the basics of zinc plate etching with copper sulphate to enable creation of a small edition of prints.

Dates: Thursdays 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd July 2021
Enquiries: amanda@terrarossa.biz
Venue: Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Road, Adamstown

This four week workshop will focus on the basics of zinc plate etching and copper sulphate. Students will learn how to prepare plates, use hard and soft grounds to make a line etching, apply an aquatint to develop a range of tones in their prints, use chine colle to add colour and soft ground to add texture. Beginners welcome but this is also a chance to explore new techniques.

Materials: Participants need to provide their own zinc plates and printing paper (these can be purchased from Amanda directly if needed). All other materials are included (inks, grounds, tarlaton, brushes, rollers).