One of the simplest forms of printmaking, this age old technique can be one of the hardest to master. The class will look at how differing materials such as wood and Lino can be used to create striking graphic effects, taking inspiration from some of the great exponents of the art. We will explore the range of tools and different marks made by each, printing by hand and by using the presses in the workshop.
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
An Introduction to Printmaking
6 x Day classes 2 pm – 4 pm
Tuesdays 26th October – 30th November 2021
This six-week course is intended as an introduction to Printmaking at CPW. Participants will learn about all aspects of the printmaking workshop including working with the etching press, inks and tools. The course is designed to offer the opportunity for creative exploration and will provide a solid basis for further work in printmaking at Cardiff Print Workshop.
This class will cover:
Paper making
Mono-type
Dry-point
Chine colle
Collograph
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
The Open Access Sessions are for printmakers to use the print facilities at Cardiff Print Workshop. They are times when the workshop will be staffed by an experienced printmaker to allow anyone with previous printmaking experience or who has completed a printmaking class at CPW to be able to continue to use the workshop for their own projects.
CPW have the facilities for:
Etching copper, zinc or aluminium.
Lino and wood cut
Cyanotype
Photo intaglio
Collograph
Mono-type
Open Access Sessions are restricted to no more that 3 participants and are by appointment only.
One of the simplest forms of printmaking this age old technique can be one of the hardest to master. The class will look at how differing materials such as wood and Lino can be used to create striking graphic effects, taking inspiration from some of the great exponents of the art. We will explore the range of tools and different marks made by each, printing by hand and by using the presses in the workshop.
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
Printmaking for Beginners and Improvers
6 x Day classes 2 pm – 4 pm
Tuesdays 14th September – 19th October 2021
This six-week course is intended as an introduction to Printmaking at CPW. Participants will learn about all aspects of the printmaking workshop including working with the etching press, inks and tools. The course is designed to offer the opportunity for creative exploration and will provide a solid basis for further work in printmaking at Cardiff Print Workshop.
This class will cover:
Paper making
Mono-type
Dry-point
Chine colle
Collograph
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
The Photographic Print
6 x evening classes 7 pm – 9 pm
Mondays 13th September – 18th October 2021
These classes are intended for anyone with a passion for printmaking and photography, areas of image making that have long over lapped and complemented each other. This course will cover two processes that increasingly occupy a permanent place in the contemporary printmaking studio:
Cyanotype on paper and fabric
Non-etch photo intaglio
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
Etching Copper with Ferric Chloride
6 x evening classes 7 pm – 9 pm
Tuesdays 14th September – 19th October 2021
Learn how to produce fine etchings in copper. This workshop is aimed at beginners and experienced printmakers alike and will cover all the main aspects of etching line and aquatint using traditional grounds with ferric chloride. This is a unique opportunity to learn a traditional craft using safe and non-toxic methods.
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
From October every Tuesday 10 am – 12 pm / Wednesday 2 pm – 4 pm
The Open Access Sessions are for printmakers to use the print facilities at Cardiff Print Workshop. They are times when the workshop will be staffed by an experienced printmaker to allow anyone with previous printmaking experience or who has completed a printmaking class at CPW to be able to continue to use the workshop for their own projects.
CPW have the facilities for:
Etching copper, zinc or aluminium.
Lino and wood cut
Cyanotype
Photo intaglio
Collograph
Mono-type
Fee: £20 per session (10% off for CPW members)
Open Access Sessions are restricted to no more that 3 participants and are by appointment only.
Mondays 30th November – 21st December and then 4th January– 11th January 2021
These classes are intended for anyone with a passion for print and craft and with an interest in exploring printmaking techniques for paper and textiles. The course will cover:
Paper making
Heat press sublimation dye printing for textiles
Cyanotype on paper and fabric
Photocopy transfer for wood, paper and textiles
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
Tuesdays 1st December – 22nd December and then 5th January – 11th January 2021
This six-week course is intended as an introduction to Printmaking at CPW. Participants will learn about all aspects of the printmaking workshop including working with the etching press, inks and tools. The course is designed to offer the opportunity for creative exploration and will provide a solid basis for further work in printmaking at Cardiff Print Workshop.
This class will cover:
Mono-type
Dry-point
Chine colle
Collograph
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
Wednesdays 2nd December – 23rd December and then 6th January – 13th January 2021
One of the simplest forms of printmaking this age old technique can be one of the hardest to master. The class will look at how differing materials such as wood and Lino can be used to create striking graphic effects, taking inspiration from some of the great exponents of the art. We will explore the range of tools and different marks made by each, printing by hand and by using the presses in the workshop.
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
Tuesdays 1st December – 22nd December and then 5th January – 11th January 2021
Learn how to produce fine etchings in copper. This workshop is aimed at beginners and experienced printmakers alike and will cover all the main aspects of etching line and aquatint using traditional grounds with ferric chloride. This is a unique opportunity to learn a traditional craft using safe and non-toxic methods.
Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members) Tutor: Bill Chambers Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com Where: Chapter Workshop
There are still places left for this weekend class. Book now to avoid disappointment:
CYANOTYPE AND PHOTOCOPY TRANSFER
20 – 21 October 2018
10am – 4pm
£100
Cyanotype is an antique photographic process distinctive for its Prussian blue monochrome prints. It was invented in the Victorian era but was quickly forgotten as photography improved, only surviving as a copying technique for documents and plans in the form of blueprints. Learn to mix and apply the chemicals to a variety of surfaces, expose objects and digital negatives, develop and tint the results.
The photocopy transfer workshop will explore the possibilities of collage using the technique of adhesive and solvent transfer transfer. Any printed material such as photocopies, magazines or newspaper may be used to create distinctive works of art on a variety of substrates.
For more information or to book a place on the course please contact Bill Chambers:
Cyanotype is an antique photographic process distinctive for its Prussian blue monochrome prints. It was invented in the Victorian era but was quickly forgotten as photography improved, only surviving as a copying technique for documents and plans in the form of blueprints. Learn to mix and apply the chemicals to a variety of surfaces, expose objects and digital negatives, develop and tint the results.
The photocopy transfer workshop will explore the possibilities of collage using the technique of adhesive and solvent transfer transfer. Any printed material such as photocopies, magazines or newspaper may be used to create distinctive works of art on a variety of substrates.
For more information or to book a place on the course please contact Bill Chambers:
This weekend I held a two day workshop at Cardiff Print Workshop. On Saturday the day was taken up by Cyanotype, a wonderfully simple form of alternative photography that produces vivid blue prints when exposed to ultra-violet light. Here at CPW we use a sun bed lamp but on Saturday we had a much stronger source of U.V. during this year’s summer heatwave!
Sunday we used copies generated from our new CPW laser printer to transfer images to wood, card, collage and fabric.
Been experimenting this week with photocopy transfer using two techniques to transfer images to wood, fabric, paper and tape. Adhesive transfer works by sticking the photocopy face down to the substrate then wetting the back and rubbing the paper off. Solvent transfer used to be an extremely toxic process involving strong solvents such as acetone or cellulose thinners. Nowadays I use eucalyptus or tea tree oil which works just as well and clears the head too!
Watch this space for a workshop at Cardiff Print Workshop soon.
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