Etching: Digital Image to Print

COURSE CODE: EC2502PR20

COURSE DATES: Tuesdays, 24th February – 10th March 2026

TUTOR: Temsüyanger Longkumer

DAYS: 3

TIMES: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, All Levels

FEE: £120

LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL

This inventive course bridges contemporary digital imagery with traditional printmaking. Explore drypoint etching as a medium to translate photographs, scans, and digitally generated images into prints.
Throughout the course, you will explore:

– How to prepare, mark, and print aluminium plates using a professional etching press
– Translate photographs and digital images into etched lines, tones, and textures
– Using plastic plates as a flexible, accessible surface for drypoint
– Build complexity through chine-collé, monoprint, and layered approaches

By the end of the course, you’ll have produced a small body of drypoint prints, gained technical confidence using an etching press, and understood how different materials affect line and tone. This course is suitable for all levels, from beginners to those with printmaking experience. Teaching is demonstration-led and highly practical, with step-by-step guidance, group discussion, and individual support.
After completing this course, you may be interested in joining our Print Open Access sessions to continue working on your project, available to book through our Eventbrite page.

Please note: The course overview provides a general overview of course content and may be subject to minor changes at the tutors discretion.

Recommend booking by: February 10, 2026

COURSE SCHEDULE

All Levels

All attendees must be aged 18 and over.

This course is suitable for all levels. Students can move at their own pace depending on their experience, with as much support from the Tutor as they wish. This means an student from the following experience levels can join this course:

Beginner

Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience.

Beginner +

Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium.

Intermediate

Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy.

Advanced

Choose our Advanced courses if you have considerable knowledge in the taught medium. You are expected to be able to work independently and have critical discussions around your work.

All materials will be provided for this course, please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy.

TEMSÜYANGER LONGKUMER

Temsüyanger Longkumer is a London-based interdisciplinary artist working in media including drawing, installations, printmaking, and time-based art. His work explores subjects ranging from the flux of contemporary culture and politics to ideas conceived serendipitously.

Temsü has an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art, he has exhibited widely including at the Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, India International Centre, New Delhi, the Horniman Museum, London, Kochi Biennale, and the Singapore Biennale. A recipient of multiple international awards and scholarships, he has held residencies at the Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy, Lalit Kala Akademi, India, Pepperton UK, London, Cite International Des Arts, Paris, and Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge where he is currently the Artist in Resident.

Temsü also works at Paupers Press, a fine art print and publishing studio that collaborate with many leading contemporary artists such as Bill Viola, Brian Eno, Cornelia Parker, Damien Hirst, Glenn Brown, Grayson Berry, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Paula Rego, Peter Blake and Rachel Whiteread.

Bankside Campus

185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL

tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969

This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here

Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk).

Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.

Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.

Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.

Terms and Conditions

  • By booking onto one of our courses you agree to our Short Courses Terms and Conditions.

  • You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.

Materials & Equipment

  • If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be booked on our Materials Page or on this page when you book the course

  • Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.

  • All artwork at the Academy MUST be taken home at the end of each session where possible, with the exception of oil paintings and sculpture works.

  • We cannot store materials at the Academy, so please take these to and from your sessions.

  • Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.

  • Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you a week before the start of your course.

Concessions and Discounts

We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.

Gift Vouchers

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.

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£120.00