EP2: Experimental Printmaking - 10 Week Course Starts 8 September

Schedule

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

Westbury Arts Centre, Foxcovert Road, Shenley Wood, , MK5 6AA Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | Milton Keynes, EN

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This course offers a supportive environment for beginners and for those wishing to expand their existing practice through a range of printmaking techniques. Over 10 weeks, you will explore three core processes, collograph, lino printing, and intaglio experimenting with how they can be mixed, layered, and adapted as you develop your own designs and imagery. The emphasis is on exploration, testing ideas, and building confidence with tools, materials, and methods.
What you will learn:
Multiple‑colour lino printing using a key block
Creating and carving lino blocks
Registering prints accurately
Building collograph plates from textured and recycled materials
Understanding, mixing, and applying inks
Etching acrylic plates to create intaglio printing matrices
Combining and overlaying techniques to enhance depth, colour, and texture
Course dates:
8, 15, 22 & 29 September, 6, 13, 20 & 27 October, 3 & 10 November 1pm 3pm
Find out more and book a place: https://www.westburyartscentre.org.uk/service-page/ep2-experimental-printmaking-10-weeks-3?referral=service_list_widget
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Westbury Arts Centre, Foxcovert Road, Shenley Wood, , MK5 6AA Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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