(Dry Point) Printmaking workshops for young people (Aged 13-17)

11:00 13:00Workshop Dates: 23.07.26, 30.07.26, 06.08.26, 13.08.268 per individual session (weeks 1-3).IMPORTANT: Week 4 is only available to those who have attended the other workshops, as participants will be using the skills they have learned in the previous sessions.Ages 13-17Create your own mini print portfolio this summer. Each week, learn a new printmaking process.Week 1- 23.07.26 MonoprintingMonoprinting is a type of printmaking which only produces a single print, as opposed to multiple consistent prints. Its great way to achieve quick results and unique marks that will make any portfolio stand out.
In this session we will use natural materials to push the limits of what can be achieved, while discussing how these results can be used in a variety of ways to improve and diversify your work.Week 2 - 30.07.26 DrypointDrypoint is an intaglio process, which is a printmaking process where the marks are carved into a surface.
By scratching into the surface of a material, you can create an impression of the marks using specific printing inks, dampened paper and then wiping the surface.
This process is a great way to achieve traditional looking results without chemicals or costs associated with etching and drypoint on hard plastics or metals.
In this session we will be using repurposed tetra packs, to explore what can be achieved through this accessible and fun medium.Week 3 - 06.08.26 CollagraphCollagraph is a relief process, where textures and layers of materials are stuck to a flat Plate surface and ink is applied to the raised areas to create your image.
This process is a fun way to use unusual materials and craft techniques, to develop an almost sculptural surface that produces surprising and exciting prints.Week 4 - 13.08.26 Experimentation - combining processesIn the final session we will explore how we can use each of the different processes learned in previous sessions to achieve striking results.
Combining lino printing, monoprinting, drypoint etching and collagraph to make unique artworks that demonstrate your broad experience and offers the chance to experiment and explore how to use your new skills in interesting ways.
Individual sessions can be booked for the first three sessions.IMPORTANT: Week 4 is only available to those who have attended the other workshops, as participants will be using the skills they have learned in the previous sessions.Contact the Gallery for all access information.
Please get in touch ahead of the workshop if you have specific access needs.
Telephone: 01792 516900
Email: glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk