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Gum Arabic Transfer Printing

Gum Arabic Transfer Printing

£48.00
£48.00
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Date: Friday 29 November

Duration: 2.5 Hours

Tutor: Northern Print Staff

Experience: No experience required

Learn a straightforward and accessible method of printing using Gum Arabic transfer. Using black-and-white photocopies as plates, you will explore how oil and water repel to create printed images.

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What you will learn

This technique will give you beautiful soft images, rich in colour, they will pick up all the a gentle ‘noise’ from the cracks and creases in the paper. This session will take you through the process and allow plenty of time for practice with your own images or using ones provided.The basic gum Arabic process can be tricky to learn but once mastered it is a versatile form of printmaking that offers a wide range of possibilities for expression and more complex experimentation. 

"Playful and creative but underpinned by learning good techniques."

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Meet the Tutor

Northern Print Staff

Northern Print staff have a combined experience of over 30 years teaching and facilitating across all print processes, alongside developing their own creative practices.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What do I Need to Bring?

    We will email you with a booking confirmation which will explain anything you need to bring on the day of your workshop.

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  • Getting to Northern Print

    Based in Newcastle upon Tyne's cultural quarter of Ouseburn Valley, we are close to the city centre and easily accessed.

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  • Stay and Play

    If you are attending one of our half day workshops you can take the opportunity to stay for the afternoon to further develop your prints (£10 payable on the day).

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  • Refund Policy

    Any cancellation for any reason within 7 days of the class or course will not be eligible for a refund. The Cancellation Policy is effective from the date of the first session for any course.

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