COURSE CODE: WC2401PR74
COURSE DATES: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October 2024
TUTOR: Illaria Rosselli del Turco
DAYS: 2
TIMES: 10:00am - 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, All Levels
FEE: £160
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9SH
This workshop is open to beginners and experienced printmakers who want to try out the mezzotint process. Mezzotint is a technique that produces tonal images with deep blacks and soft greys and is particularly suited to express a dramatic tonal range: if you love black and white photography or charcoal drawing you might very much enjoy learning this technique. You will be working on a pre-rocked copper plate with the aim of obtaining a finished print by the end of the workshop.
We will explore how to design a print and consider which image would unleash the full potential of the technique. Each student will then be working on their copper plate learning scraping and burnishing techniques and finally we will print the plate specifically covering inking and printing mezzotints.
Once you have completed the course we recommend signing up to one of our other Printmaking courses to learn a new technique, or join us for Open Access sessions on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. After completing this course, students will be given one free Open Access session.
Recommend booking by: October 12, 2024
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:
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.
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.
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.
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 Levels
Beginner
Beginner +
Intermediate
Advanced
All materials are provided for this course, it’s helpful to bring some ideas as a starting point for your print.
Please bring an apron or wear clothes that you won’t mind getting messy.
Ilaria trained as an illustrator in Italy, then started working as a fine artist after moving to London in 1999.
Her work has been selected for the BP Portrait Award, the Threadneedle Prize, the Lynn Painters Stainers Prize, the New English Art Club and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition.
She shows regularly in galleries in UK, France, Italy and US, and her paintings are in private collections in several European countries as well as in the US and in Hong Kong.
185 Park Street,London SE1 9SH 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 5 minute walk). Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.
Bankside Campus
Students are welcome to use our Common Room during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food.
You are also welcome to make tea or coffee.
We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here. Terms and Conditions
Materials & Equipment
Concessions and Discounts
Gift Vouchers
£160.00
Image / Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco