relief printing

Tutor: Catherine Thompson                       Tuesday mornings (six places)

20th January - 10th March 10.00 AM –12.30 PM

This eight week course explores forms of relief printing including lino, collagraphs, drypoint, carborundum and monoprints, and is tailored to individual needs. Includes a half term break of one session.

 

the techniques

 

In the woodcut and linocut processes the non-image areas of the block are cut away, leaving the image in relief. This remaining surface area is inked up and usually printed onto soft, absorbent paper, either by rubbing or by using a press.  

A collagraph is the printed result of a collage, where a variety of materials are glued onto a thin base and printed as a combination relief/intaglio plate. Card is usually used for the base, the surface layers of which can be peeled to obtain a rough surface which holds the ink