Indian Block Printing - Eastwood Library - Adult Learning

About this course

This course is for anyone that loves 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 paper, or thin card or fabric, such as tote bags or pillowcases. Over the course we analyse patterns and look at the Pattern Theory – how it is an underlying structure in culture and the environment around us. We recreate patterns by repeating units; rotation, reflection, and tiling of shapes. Also look at layering of designs over each other. We look at Colour Theory – looking at a colour wheel and seeing how colours can blend and complement each other. 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 gain understanding of the pros and cons of different paints on the market and investigate methods of using waste paint. What will learners achieve by the end of the course? Gain understanding 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

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information 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 Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire