5 week Beginners Etching

5 week course with Emma Gregory

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Tuesday 17 June 2025 - 15 July 2025
1.30pm - 4:30pm

This course is aimed at those who are new to etching, and those who may have done some etching but need a refresher. We will cover the basic principles of etching from hard ground soft ground including grounding plates, experimenting with different tools to create line and tone, and biting images. You will learn how to prepare plates for etching, how to bite copper plates using ferric chloride, and how to ink, wipe and print plates.You will also have the opportunity to print in both black & white, and colour.

Emma Gregory trained in printmaking to degree level at Central School of Art, learning from Norman Ackroyd who was then Head of Etching. She has since picked up postgraduate qualifications in fine art and teaching and has extensive experience teaching etching at all levels.

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