Etching Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Taught through a combination of visual references and practical exercises, this exciting week-long course explores various intaglio techniques such as etching, aquatint, sugar lift and drypoint.
The course aims to offer a source of inspiration for artistic expression and widen the scope of drawing language by encouraging an interchange between hand-drawn sketches and etched metal plates.
Students explore different techniques and discover a spectrum of intaglio marks, from finely detailed and subtle impressions to vibrant colourful textures.
The course examines work by different artists from traditional to contemporary, and considers strategies to overcome pictorial challenges like contrast, space, and rhythm.
Students are encouraged to experiment with a diverse range of approaches and coloured layers, integrating etching with techniques such as monoprint, carborundum and chin colle to produce spontaneous and painterly interpretations.
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at artists, creatives, managers and entrepreneurs in the creative industries interested in making the first steps in the world of printmaking.
It is also an excellent fit for those who are new to printmaking or who aspire to experiment with new approaches and learn more about Intaglio printmaking.
Key information
Topics covered
- Intaglio techniques
- Drawing into etching
- Art history
- Experimentation
- Editioning
Learning outcomes
- Be able to identify and understand the personality of the different materials and tools employed during the course using relevant terminology
- Know how to recognise and apply Intaglio printmaking techniques such as drypoint, hard ground, sugar lift and aquatint
- Have explored a range of materials and developed an understanding of the potential and character of the materials
- Know how to apply drawing and printmaking skills to recognise and develop personal visual language
- Have developed their observation and imagination skills by exploring and mixing a range of different materials
- Have an idea of how to analyse the effectiveness of outcomes and work through limitations by addressing research on a particular technique
- Have had the opportunity to experiment and take creative risks
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
Required materials:
- Notebook
Recommended materials:
- You may want to bring drawings or paintings to use as a reference for your artworks
Tutor
Francesco Poiana
Francesco Poiana, born in Italy in 1990, studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, then obtained a Master of Fine Arts at the Central Saint Martins in London and joined the Royal Drawing School in 2019. He lives and works between Italy and the UK. He has been involved in numerous national and international projects and exhibitions including Campari Creates "N100" at the Estorick Collection, the 7th Guanlan International Print Biennal at the China Printmaking Museum, since 2019 participating with his work at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. He is collaborating with the film production company Rover Dreams Productions and Designwork studios in Italy. His works on paper were recently exhibited by Christie's and acquired in the Royal Collection. Since 2021 his work has been represented by Messums galleries. Poiana's practice is based around drawing, painting and printmaking and is usually concerned with landscape themes. The process often starts from an experience with particular qualities of light, memory and colour. He says that drawing is the discipline he practices every day and in which he expresses himself best since he knows himself. The distance between drawing and printmaking has become short alongside the collaboration with the celebrated Stamperia d'Arte Albicocco in Italy, of whom he has been attending the edition studio since 2018. "Using my hands, heart and mind I wish to construct a language with which one can convey their imagination and find solutions and escapes in different realities. In my work I always feel the need to chase a theme that I have not yet caught, that moves and keeps opening, expanding possibilities. In my urgency to create, I become lost and discover a new self." Poiana's works represent an intimate voyage - towards the image of an intangible place, imagined only in daydreams.Book a course
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