Sundays · 2 Weeks

Date & Time

July 12 & July 19, 2026

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Location
Room 208

Category
Printmaking

Experience Level
Beginning

Ages
18 and older

Registration Cost:

$185

Materials Fee:

$40

Total Registration Cost:
$225
Aquatint and Multi-Plate Registration

Join our next two-session workshop and study the art of copper plate etching! Open to new beginners or continuing students, this unique course is focused on achieving the rich tones of aquatint and the precision of multi-plate registration. This is your opportunity to learn a 500-year-old printmaking process with techniques favored by masters like Rembrandt, Goya, Picasso, and Mary Cassatt.

In the first meeting, you will learn (or review) how to prepare your copper plate, design your image, apply a ground, and then etch with a spray paint aquatint. Between sessions, your instructor will carefully manage the etching process by immersing your plate in the etchant solution. During the second meeting, you will learn to ink your plate(s), prepare paper, and operate the printing press. You will also take part in a multi-plate registration demonstration to incorporate various colors and layers into a single print.

Upon completing this workshop, you will have the skills to create beautiful, hand-pulled prints and take home your etched copper plate, ready for independent practice during printmaking open studio sessions. This comprehensive course also covers essential knowledge of papers, tools, and inks.

Prior etching and print studio experience is helpful, but not required. Continuing etching students are welcome to attend and continue working on prior etchings or create new plates. Students will receive instruction, and can choose to work with the instructor to develop projects based on their next level of learning. Interested participants are welcomed to contact the instructor for any questions about the workshop.

This class requires hand dexterity to maneuver the etching tools. Participants should feel comfortable using tools with sharp edges and using printing equipment.