Drypoint Taster

Learn how to create prints from your drawings with drypoint during this taster session.

What will you learn?

Drypoint is a printmaking technique that creates a line-based image by using sharp tools to scratch into the surface of a plate. The style of this method lends itself well to loose drawing and expressive, fluid mark making.

Often confused with the process of etching, Drypoint is in itself an individual, standalone technique. It consists of drawing, or ‘engraving’, fairly deeply into the surface of the plate using specialist tools in order to create an image. Unlike etching there is no use of resists or mordants to bite the plate, making drypoint a simple way to create multiple intaglio prints.

Please note our concessionary and member discounts do not apply for taster sessions.

Suitable for ages 13+.

* Children younger than 18 may be accompanied by a parent (at no extra cost). Please note these classes are not suitable for children younger than 13 years old due to the printmaking machinery/tools involved.

If you are booking for a young printmaker and would like to accompany them during the session, please note your name in the Order Notes when checking out.

Topics covered:

• A brief introductory session into the process
• How to produce your own prints using the methods covered