Indian Block Printing - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

• Date: 4 - 11 June 2025
• Sessions: Wednesday: 9:30am - 12:30pm
• No. sessions: 2
• Venue: Arnold Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 12
• Cost: FREE - £21

This course is for anyone that love pattern building and colour. Over the course you gain the confidence to create prints with traditional craved blocks from Indian. We look at the history of Indian Print Blocking and how Printing and Blocks are made in Indian today.

Learners are required to provide their own substance to print onto this can be paper, or thin card or fabric, such as tote bags or pillow cases.

Over the course we analyse patterns and look at the look at Pattern Theory – how it is an underlying structure in culture and the environment around us.

We recreate patterns by repeating units; rotation, reflection, tiling of shapes. Also look at layering of designs over each other.

We look at Colour Theory – looking a colour wheel and see how colours can blend and complement each other.

Also have an understanding of how colours can change a design mood.

Look at Festival of Colours – Holi and other international festivals

From discussion over the course individuals with gain understanding of the pros and cons of difference paints on the market and investigate method of using waste paint.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Gain understanding about equipment
• Knowledge of Colour theory
• Design development and Structure Patterns
• Gain some understanding of artist and their use of patterns
• Know how to print with wooden blocks

Resources required:

• Fabric – this can be anything such as old bed linen, tote bags or T-shirts
• Paper, Card to print on to
• If you have paints – Fabric paint if working on fabric which you want to wash, or any ready-mix paints such as craft acrylics

Suggested Reading for the course:

• Title: Indian textiles, Author: Gillow, John ISBN: 9780500291184
• Title: Indian art close-up Author: Dallapiccola, Anna L. (Anna Libera), 1944- ISBN: 9780714124865
• The practical book of colour therapy : step-by-step techniques to harness the healing powers of light and colour shown in over 250 photographs Author: Lilly, Sue. ISBN: 9781844767540

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

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• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
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