Basil Hall will introduce techniques for creating beautiful prints using collagraph plates.
Collagraphs are usually printed from an inexpensive matrix made of modelled and textured card, rather than the metal plates traditionally used in etching. Ply, masonite, old etching plates and perspex are other surfaces that can be used as a surface on which to build up and cut away a design or image. The workshop will involve looking at many of the ways in which the plates can be built up or carved into to create the lines, tones and textures you want in your finished print.
Once the plates have been made and varnished, Basil will spend some time demonstrating different intaglio and relief printing techniques, including his chine collé pigment technique, a la poupée inking, viscosity over-rolls and multi-plate colour printing.
Participants will be able to proof and print their images in full colour.
Collagraph prints are inked up and printed in a similar way to etching plates and look every bit as crisp and dynamic as their more famous counterparts. Bring your imagination and a sense of adventure. Two fun days of cutting, gouging, peeling, varnishing, sanding, collaging, inking and rolling up await you.
Cost: $325 non-members (plus materials fee, advised soon) you can purchase your ticket below.