Drypoint Etching and Tetra Pak Printing - High Pavement Learning Centre - Adult Learning

The Drypoint Etching and Tetra pak printing course is an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to explore these two intaglio printmaking techniques, (where the ink is applied to the plate, rubbed in and gently wiped back to reveal the image, then printed). We will initially make and print tetra pak plates as they are a great gateway to the drypoint etching process. With both techniques you will explore line, tone and mark making to create your own imagery.

During the course you will work from selected source material for both processes (either from drawings or photographs). Initially you will make a range of your own tetra pak plates from drinks packaging, experimenting with drawn (scribed) lines and cut out areas (tone) to create an image, which you will print in black, white and colour onto paper.

You will then progress on to use these skills to make drypoint etchings, using scribed marks and lines and tools to add tone and texture, which you will then print onto paper.

You can also extend prints by experimenting with the chine colle process.

You will learn and explore these processes by looking at and discussing other printmakers work and by demonstrations, personal experimentation and individual tuition on how to make and print your tetra paks and drypoint etching plates.

By the end of the course everyone will have produced good quality, finished prints to mount and exhibit, sell or to give as gifts.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below, or

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire).

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.