Printmaking Courses in London & Online
At City Lit, we offer a wide range of printmaking courses, aimed at catering for your interest whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced artist. Our printmaking studio is a communal and collaborative space that celebrates the joy of working alongside others in pursuit of printmaking excellence.
We specialise in etching, screen-printing, relief and multi-media combinations. Our group classes are small, enabling you to learn using a combination of presses and printmaking equipment designed to enable multiple approaches to the medium.
All our tutors are artist practitioners with hands-on expertise. They are there to help you explore and challenge yourself towards making beautiful prints to take home or exhibit.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
To arrange a conversation with our printmaking coordinator about your interests, options, and to find out what courses are available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk.
- T-shirt screenprinting in a dayCourse start date: Fri 26 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthIn this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print onto t-shirts, tote bags and other fabrics. Students will learn basic screenprinting techniques, including how to put your own designs onto screens, correct inks and printing methods and how to clean and prepare screens.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Printmaking workshop: focus on colourCourse start date: Tue 30 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kath CastilloA course for intermediate and experienced printmakers wanting to build on previous experience and experiment with process to consolidate and hone technical skills. The focus is on colour application, advanced intaglio processes, realising personal projects and the production of high quality prints.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Screenprinting studio projectsCourse start date: Fri 2 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthDevelop your screen-printing in this weekly taught workshop where you will be shown new techniques, from t-shirt printing, using halftones, layering colour, stenciling and experimental techniques and professional practice too.Full fee £479.00 Senior fee £383.00 Concession £311.00 - Screenprinting in a dayCourse start date: Sat 3 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokIn this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print and register a two colour screenprint using monoprint, colour blends and pre-made photographic screens. You will be taught some basic screen making process and insight into making digital artwork. This will set you up for longer and more advanced screenprinting classes.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on courage to playCourse start date: Mon 5 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas GosebruchExplore and develop personal work using traditional printmaking methods with a contemporary approach. Techniques covered include drypoint, etching, linocut, collagraphy and photo etching. All levels of experience welcome. Beginners will follow a step-by-step introduction to a range of processes; those with experience can develop personal projects with expert guidance.Full fee £749.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £487.00 - Monoprinting: contemporary monotype techniquesCourse start date: Mon 5 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceGain skills in the versatile, immediate printmaking process of monotype, learn how to create exciting images by hand with the use of a printing press.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Preparing digital images for printmakingCourse start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire HyndsThe world of traditional printmaking is increasingly linked to digital technology. Screenprinting, photo-etching, polymer gravure and relief, and photo litho all require imagery that has been generated using digital image manipulation software. This online workshop in preparing digital images for printmaking will provide an introduction to specialise tools and techniques required using Adobe Photoshop in order to prepare your imagery for these printmaking processes.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Lithography: photographic techniques and processesCourse start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: susan kentonPhoto-plate lithography uses light sensitive aluminium plates as a printing matrix for photographic, text or hand drawn images. This versatile process allows you to collage and overprint these elements to create original works in small editions.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Mokulito: wood lithography techniquesCourse start date: Sun 18 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokMokulito printmaking, or wood lithography, uses plywood as a printing matrix to draw on with inks, sharpies and lithographic crayons and create images that will print as small editions.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Drypoint and intaglio printmaking techniquesCourse start date: Wed 21 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire HyndsExplore the possibilities of experimental mark-making using etching techniques. Take a playful approach to printing your etching plate by layering colour and texture and discover the complex and beautiful images that can develop. For all levels.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Screenprinting: developing techniquesCourse start date: Sat 24 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HolahEnjoy being guided through inspirational and experimental screenprinting methods. You'll try a variety of mixed media techniques that will energise and enliven your artwork - a great way to expand your image making practice and your portfolio.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Personal printmaking projects: open studio accessCourse start date: Fri 30 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gareth BerwynThese studio access sessions are tutor led workshops, designed to offer a more flexible way for you to learn using the facilities of the printmaking- studio. You will have access to tutor guidance when needed, but these sessions are specifically aimed at students who want to pursue personal projects and independent working.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Printmaking weekend: handmade printsCourse start date: Sat 15 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceLearn some exciting, low tech printmaking techniques to equip you with skills so you can easily make prints at home without the use of specialist equipment.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Experimental printmaking techniquesCourse start date: Fri 21 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceEnjoy this fun workshop introduction, exploring monoprinting, linocutting and etching. Experiment with a range of methods (chine colle, stencils and overlaid colour) to develop exciting imagery.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Printmaking and mixed-mediaCourse start date: Sat 22 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokThis course introduces you to new ways of creative thinking by using multiple printmaking techniques and processes, layering them to produce compositions that can be made into artworks to take away with you.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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