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Drypoint on metal - large plate printing

Drypoint on metal - large plate printing

£89.00
£89.00
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Date: 20 March, 10am - 4pm

Duration: 6 hours

Tutor: Northern Print Staff

Experience: Beginner / Intermediate

Experience drypoint on a larger metal plate, a direct and expressive intaglio process. Learn how to create soft, burr-rich lines and tonal effects using crosshatching and specialist tools.

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What you will learn

Drypoint is a great introduction to the world of intaglio Printmaking. It is a very direct processes where the image is scratched directly into the printing plate. The resulting line is softer than an etched line and has a slight fuzziness; tone can also be achieved by crosshatching and using specialist tools.


Experimentation with this versatile technique can result in soft subtle lines, deep dark velvety lines (burrs) or energetic lines, making drypoint a highly expressive medium.


On this one day course you’ll work on one plate approx. A4 in size. You will learn how you create your image an print it. Then using the same plate you’ll be shown how to work into your image using different tools and how to burnish back into the image bringing back lighter tones. Each stage will be printed and you will take away a series of prints from as each change is made.

While the course is suitable for beginners in drypoint it would be good to have some experience in a printmaking process.

"I enjoyed learning a new process & meeting like-minded people."

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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.

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  • What do I Need to Bring?

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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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