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Introduction to Photopolymer Etching with Bev Hayes

This exciting low toxic one-day course will take you through the digital and analogue process of making a small edition of photogravure prints.

Time

11:00am - 5:00pm

Date

Sun 08 December 2024

Sun 8 Dec, 11am-5pm

You will use pre prepared solar plates and film positives to produce your own photopolymer prints. After a short introduction, you will get to learn hands on how to exposing a test plate, before making two plates of your own in A5 to ink and print on the beautiful traditional etching press.

This course is best suited for intermediate learners to explore and even try some experimental inking methods. All materials are provided, and correspondence with the tutor Bev Hayes will take place before the course start to prepare making the digital film in advance. By the end of the day you will cover all aspects of this alternative technique and create a small edition of prints.

Bev Hayes is an artist and printmaker from UK, and now based and working from a print studio in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has been working with the method of Photopolymer Gravure for over 5 years and regularly runs short courses in this method and exhibits her work at Art Fairs and Exhibitions in Galleries local and Internationally.

*IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION*

After booking, you must send a photo of the image/images you wish to use for the workshop to Bev by November 25th so she can pre-prepare your positives ahead of the workshop.

  • Images should be as high resolution as possible, and no bigger than A4.
  • Please send images to: bevhayes52@icloud.com with the email subject 'Photopolymer workshop image'


Sun 8 Dec, 11am-5pm
Tickets: £85 (booking required)