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SOLD OUT Etching with zinc plate - one day course in Newcastle
Sun, 09 Oct
|Newcastle Printmakers Workshop
This one day workshop will focus on the basics of zinc plate etching. We will cover hard ground and aquatinting, and if time explore chine colle and soft ground. Bookings are via Newcastle Printmakers/Eventbrite.


Time & Location
09 Oct 2022, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Rd, Adamstown NSW 2303, Australia
About the Event
This one 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.
Dates: Sunday 9th October 2022 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 be purchased from me/NPW directly if needed). All other materials are included (eg inks, grounds,…