Printmaking - Lino Printing Next Steps - Newark Buttermarket - Adult Learning

About this course

Lino Printing Next Steps is a follow on course for those who would like to develop their lino printing skills further as well as a course that is ideal for beginners learning the first steps of the process. 

The more experienced printmakers will be developing complex colour reduction lino prints, beginners will start with a traditional black and white contrast lino print and progress on to a simple colour reduction lino print.   

You will learn and explore the process through looking at and discussing other printmakers work and by demonstrations, personal experimentation and individual tuition on how to design, cut and print your image.  

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

The course will involve: 

• Looking at and discussing how other printmakers have created their lino prints.   
• Using drawing to create an initial design based on learners own drawings or photographs. (Those new to drawing can work from others imagery).  
• Identifying areas of the image to cut away to create contrast and marking this onto design. 
• Transferring design onto lino. 
• Becoming familiar with the printmaking equipment and learning the correct terminology. 
• Cutting lino safely and creatively using contrast and markmaking. 
• Mixing and using water soluble inks. 
• Printing using a printing press.  

Learners should bring:

• Apron or big shirt 
• B and 2B Pencil, rubber (WH Smiths) Amazon 
• A4 cartridge paper pad  beginners (Wilko, WH Smiths, The Range, HobbyCraft, Amazon) 
• A4 sugar paper beginners (Amazon) 
• A4 tracing paper beginners (Wilko, WH Smiths, The Range, Amazon) 
• A3 tracing paper Next steps  (Amazon The Range, HobbyCraft ) 
• A3 cartridge paper pad Next steps (The Range, Hobbycraft, WH Smiths, Amazon). 
• A5 easy cut lino (blue) x 2 beginners (Amazon) 
• A4  easy cut lino (blue)x1 or traditional lino Next steps (Amazon) 

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/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and 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

Any questions?

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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