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Etching Fundamentals

  • All levels
  • 13 and older
  • $350
  • 663 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY
  • 10 hours over 4 sessions

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  • $350
  • Shoestring Press @ 663 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
  • 10 hours over 4 sessions
  • No class on May 14
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this printmaking class:

This four-session course covers a medley of intaglio printmaking techniques in dry point, line etching, and aquatint. Students will move beyond traditional forms of developing line and tone and delve into the experimental.

Techniques covered include preparing plates, developing images, and printing from start to finish. Whether you've never made a print before or you're an artist brushing up your intaglio skills, this workshop will guide you through the basics of copper etching.

Topics covered:

  • Copper plate preparation
  • Hardground Etching (line)
  • Softground Etching (line &tone)
  • Aquatint: Sugarlift, Spitbite.
  • Inking, wiping, and printing (the whole shebang)

Open to all levels of experience. The course will include all materials.

Refund Policy

If you aren't able to attend a course that you've enrolled in, please reach out to us as soon as you know, at the very least 72 hours before the start of the first session of the course, and we can issue you a course credit in the amount of the tuition paid to take a different session. In the event of cancellation within 72 hours of the start of the first session or a no-show, the course fee is forfeit, and we can only issue a course credit at our discretion.

If a course is cancelled or dates are changed by us, you will be entitled to a course credit to enroll in a different section, or a full refund—your choice.

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