Intermediate to Advanced Etching

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• historical survey of prints and strategies towards practice
• exploring and combining negative and positive ways of image making both photographically and graphically, by hand
• painterly and autographic mark making methods and techniques in plate making; Sugarlift, and Carborundum
• photographic methods and techniques in plate making. Photo image transfer, and photo etching. Colour separations. Making positives, digitally, and by hand
• preparing (Photosensitising) the plate. Exposing positives to the plate. Developing the photographic image to the plate. Etching, and printing the plate(s)
• editioning, and archiving prints

• have extended, explored and refined their technical ability, skills and creative thinking in etching and in their consideration of imagery, and ideas
• further accomplish a critical awareness of their own practice
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of all relevant health and safety considerations