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Edinburgh Printmakers Summer School 2011 Week 1: 18 - 21 July 2011 > Week 2: 25 - 28 July 2011 > Stone Lithography Week 3: 1 - 4 August 2011 > Our summer school programme for 2011 consists of four separate exciting courses. Participants may choose to attend for one or more weeks. Each course lasts for 4 days allowing ample opportunity to learn each process and then explore it’s creative possibilities in a more advanced way. Small class numbers ensure that there is ample opportunity for hands-on participation and guidance from our tutors. Summer School courses run from Monday - Thursday 10 am - 5 pm plus 2 optional untutored days on Friday & Saturday to complete any printing. Each course is also accompanied by comprehensive notes and a free associate membership of Edinburgh Printmakers until April 2012. Price per week is £330/£260 concessions which includes all materials. Participants may choose to attend for one, two or three weeks and there is a discount for attending more than one. The summer school offers a great opportunity to spend four days making prints in our well equipped spacious workshop with attentive instruction from our experienced tutors. We only run small class sizes, with a maximum 8 participants. As the class runs from Monday to Thursday, participants can use the Friday to finish off any printing etc in the studio although this day is not tutored. In past years, our summer schools have been attended by artists from all over Britain and abroad with many people choosing to stay in Edinburgh and continue working in the print-studio for a week or two after the course. Printmaking specialists and beginners alike can be accommodated by each class with personal tuition developing each individuals area of interest. < top Week 1: 18 - 21 July 2011
Digital imaging and Screenprinting will explore the fusion of old and new. Initially exploring ways of using Adobe Photoshop software to manipulate and prepare images for output to acetate. The course will concentrate on the practicalities of creating work digitally with a view to printing acetate separations for screenprinting. The acetates will then be exposed to screens and used to explore the images further using traditional hands-on printmaking techniques. There will be some exploration of combining layers made digitally with hand drawn (autographic) separations and ample opportunity for people to spend time with either digital manipulation or printmaking. Previous experience: some basic experience of Adobe Photoshop and working with Apple Macs is required. Course Topics: Introduction to digital imaging
Creating separations
Multiple separations
Screenprinting
Image specifications.* Participants may wish to prepare and bring digital images on CD or USB stick. Adobe Photoshop files, Adobe Illustrator, JPEG files and Digital camera images on CD are all acceptable. Files should be 160 dpi or higher at 28 x 42 cm as the printed image size will be approx A3. If in doubt bring larger files and we can scale them. PC format zip and floppy disks are not compatible with our Mac system. < top Week 2: 25 - 28 July 2011
Alternative etching will explore a range of new processes and techniques that have been explored and developed at Edinburgh Printmakers. Our aim is to encourage an experimental and creative approach to etching. While keeping up our efforts to maintain a safer working environment and to avoid the more toxic products used in traditional etching, we are continuously researching alternative etching techniques and products to try to achieve the best possible results in the most efficient way. During the summer school you will be given an in-depth introduction into etching using the products that we have found to be the most successful, offering versatile, flexible ways of working with high-quality, dependable results. The course aims to introduce you to the etching process from beginning to end – introducing you to vast range of drawing and mark making techniques as well as the possibilities opened up by photo etching techniques. Topics include
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This masterclass will explore the fascinating mark-making and layering possibilities of stone lithography. Working directly on the stones’ surface allows a direct approach to making marks and images. Explore drawing and transfer techniques including crayon, tusche washes, and photocopy transfers. Find out how to prepare stones for printing and experiment with this wonderful medium. This course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography and is suitable either for those without previous lithography experience or for those wishing to refresh their skills. During the course each person will produce prints exploring the unique mark-making opportunities offered by the medium and learn the practicalities of preparing and printing lithographs by hand. The course will cover the following topics
Edinburgh Printmakers has a well equipped lithography studio, with 3 motorised stone presses a wide range of stones and a stone-lift trolley to take much of the effort out of printing enabling the artist to focus on the creative possibilities of the medium. < top Week 3: 1 - 4 August 2011
This four day masterclass in Japanese Water-based woodblock printing will explore the wide range of materials and techniques used in this intriguing, subtle and ancient process. The course will consist of a combination of demonstrations, group exploration followed by the opportunity for each individual to create and print. Paul was awarded a Monbusho scholarship to undertake a Masters in woodblock printing at Tama Art University Japan. ‘I have always admired the prints of the Ukiyoe masters. I subsequently became interested in the many contemporary Japanese printers using some of these limited and simple techniques in contemporary and often complex ways. The underlying themes in my work have remained similar over the years at times less obvious although there to be picked up on if desired. I feel the grain of the wood is an integral part of the finished print. Also the versatility of the hand made Japanese paper “Washi” has allowed me to print not only conventionally on the front of the paper but also through the back of the paper to.’ The course will cover
Alastair Clark is the Assistant Director at Edinburgh Printmakers. He has worked as lithography specialist, collaborating with artists and producing all Edinburgh Printmakers published lithographs for the past ten years teaching stone and plate lithography courses plus teaching printmaking at Edinburgh College of Art. More recently his work combines digital imaging, lithography and screenprinting. He is a professional member of the Society of Scottish Artists. Paul Furneaux is well known for his characteristic bold and colourful Japanese woodblock prints. Paul was awarded a Monbusho scholarship to undertake a Masters in woodblock printing at Tama Art University Japan and has taught numerous workshops in Britain and abroad. He has exhibited nationally and internationally recently undertaking residencies in Norway and Ireland. Gillian Murray is the Screenprinting specialist at Edinburgh Printmakers, running this busy area of the workshop she is an experienced teacher taking all our screenprinting classes and often works collaboratively with invited artists as part of our print publishing programme. Both screenprinting and collagraph are at the heart of her prints which combine vivid colour with organic imagery. Leena Nammari is the Studio Technician at Edinburgh Printmakers. She has a vast experience of running workshops in both printmaking, digital and photographic disciplines. Her own work often combines aspects of photography, bookmaking, object-making incorporating cyanotype, liquid light and screenprinting. Bronwen Sleigh is the recently appointed Etching technician at Edinburgh Printmakers. Bronwen has taught printmaking classes at Edinburgh Printmakers, Glasgow Print Studio, The Royal Academy and Royal College of Art in London where she completed her MA. Bronwen uses colour etching extensively in her own work, she was recently selected as one of the artists featured in the Northern Print Open. < top Booking a place on the summer school To find out more about a course in our summer school or to book a place contact: enquiries@edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk Making a Booking To book a place on one of Edinburgh Printmakers’ (EP) education courses full payment must be made in advance. This is due to our courses being heavily subscribed. Cancellation Terms and conditions for refunds < top |
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