After mastering line etching and playing with the various possibilities etching can offer, this course will add tones and shadows to your etching tool kit.
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Aquatint was developed to achieve a broad range of tonal values and shadows in Intaglio printmaking around the 17th century. Today it is widely used along side line etching, it can provide a graphic work with a variety of painterly effects.
During this course, we will learn how to use different aquatint techniques (rosin/asphalt and spray paint) to explore ways of creating rich tones on your etched plates. Working with copper/zinc, you will be able to produce tonal surfaces from light to rich velvety blacks.
All basic tools are provided by the Workshop (tools, solvents, acids and inks)
Requirements:
Students must have a basic knowledge of etching procedures to participate (mastering of etching and some recent experience)
Please bring along plates with line etching and/or some research/images to work from. These could be drawings, magazine clippings, books, photographs – anything that’ll inspire you.
Working clothes that you can dirty and/or apron.
All basic tools will be provided apart from Zinc/Copper plates and printing papers. Both can be purchased from the Workshop/instructor (as an example - zinc plate A5 for 4 euros + cotton paper 70X100cm for 2,30 euro ). You can also purchase these at specialised art stores before the course (Boesner, Modulor...) Please contact me after signing up so we can prepare together!