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Learn how to engrave your own mezzotint plate with guest tutor Stuart Brocklehurst during this weekend master class.
What is Mezzotint?
Unique among intaglio processes, mezzotint prints are worked from dark to light. Any work done on the plate creates tones moving through progressively lighter greys to white.
What will you learn?
Day One
Students are shown a portfolio of original mezzotints and given a demonstration in the use of the rocker and manner of rocking the plate to prepare the mezzotint ground. Students are then taught correct handling of scrapers and burnishing tools used to alter the mezzotint ground. Using their own designs students are helped to transfer the image on to the plate and guidance given in starting to engrave the plate. Towards the end of the first day students will be shown how to ink and wipe their plates and print a first impression to check progress.
Day Two
Students are coached through the engraving process using the first proofs as a guide to where further work is required on the plate in preparation for pulling second state proofs later in the day.
Please note: some experience of printing an intaglio plate is requested (but not essential).
About the Tutor:
A printmaker from the Calder Valley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Stuart Brocklehurst has been making mezzotint prints for a number of years. A member of the International Mezzotint Society his mezzotint prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ekaterinberg, Russia and the Institute of printmaking at the University of Campinas in Brazil. As well as being held in private collections in Europe, North America and Asia they have been exhibited at galleries throughout the UK and internationally in the USA, Belgium, Russia (at the 4th and 5th International Mezzotint Festivals) and in Brazil.
HOW TO BOOK:
To book this course, please select the date and pricing option that is most suitable for you and continue your order through to checkout. Payment can be made via Card or PayPal. We will email you to confirm your booking.
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PRICING OPTIONS:
Regular
Our regular rate is applicable if you are currently in full or part time employment.
Concessionary / Student
Our concessionary rate is applicable if you are aged 60 years or older, aged 13 years or younger, and/or in receipt of any state benefits. If you are aged 13+ years, and in full-time education or currently studying towards an undergraduate or post-graduate degree.
GD Member
Members of the studio receive a 10% discount on all of our courses. Become a member?
HOW TO PREPARE:
All materials and notes are included in the price of this workshop. No previous experience of printmaking is required unless noted in the course details. Young printmakers are encouraged, aged 13+.
For details about what to prepare before for your course begins, please read through our How to Prepare page.
CANCELLATIONS:
Green Door requires 5 working days notice of cancellation of a booked course/workshop. Any advance payment made in excess of the non-refundable deposit (50% of the course price) will be returned unless you are able to make arrangements with Green Door Printmaking Studio to reschedule your course booking.
As a courtesy it is always preferable to notify us of your cancellation even if it falls within the cancellation notice period.
Green Door reserves the right to postpone any course bookings until future notice. We will always keep you informed should any changes to your course booking arise.
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