This four week workshop will focus on the basics of zinc plate etching and copper sulphate. Students will learn how to prepare plates, use a hard ground 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.

Dates: Thursdays 1st , 8th, 15th and 22nd October. 10am to 1pm.

Beginners welcome but this is also a chance to explore new techniques.

Etching is a rich medium where an image is scratched, drawn or painted onto a metal plate and the image etched into the plate. A range of marks can be created and, after etching, ink is applied to the plate. A print is created by placing dampened paper onto the plate and passing both through a press.

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

What students need to bring: participants must wear enclosed shoes and bring apron, own drink and lunch. Also bring some ideas for your prints.

Covid Safety:

Due to NPW’s Covid Policy - this workshop is limited to 6 participants to ensure we comply with social distancing. The workshop will be sanitised prior to, during, and after the class.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Amanda Donohue studied printmaking at Sydney College of the Arts graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours). She has been a printmaker for over twenty years,  interested in etching, lino, dry point, screen printing, collagraphs, eco dyeing, shibori and fabric printing. Amanda has been a member of the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop for eight years and a committee member for seven.