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Etching with zinc plate - two day course in Newcastle
Sun, 31 Oct
|Newcastle Printmakers Workshop
This two day workshop will focus on the basics of zinc plate etching. We will cover hard ground and aquatinting, then explore chine colle, multi plate etching and soft ground.


Time & Location
31 Oct 2021, 10:00 am – 14 Nov 2021, 4:00 pm
Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Rd, Adamstown NSW 2303, Australia
About the Event
This two day 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: Sundays 31st October and 14th November 2021 10am to 4pm.
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…
Tickets
General ticket
This is a ticket for one person for the two day Etching Basics course.
$280.00
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This is a ticket for one Newcastle Printmakers Workshop member for the two day Etching Basics course.
$250.00
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