From one plate: etching project

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

Developing technical skills.
Recognising the endless possibilities contained within a ‘limited’ brief.
Experimenting with ideas and process in an informed way.
Researching contemporary artists using etching.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Identify and use 2+ traditional etching techniques
Operate the Rochat and Littlejohn presses safely
Draw, process and print an etching plate to a good standard
Appreciate how print can be used to develop thinking and extend creativity.

All materials are included for this course. There is nothing you need to bring for the first day.
If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit

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Course programme

The traditional etching techniques of; Hard Ground, Soft ground, Aquatint, Sugar Lift, Burnishing Alternative resists, monotype inking, chine colle,
Line, Tone, Pattern and composition,
Registration, multiple plates, fine papers
You will look at how contemporary artists use etching and how it has been used historically.

Demonstrations of techniques will be given when new methods are introduced. One-to-one discussions and guidance and some voluntary homework tasks.

Additional information

You may wish to continue expanding your etching skills and enrol onto VS987 Experimental etching or VS711Etching and photoetching, for example, perhaps join a general print class VS748 Print studio or sign up for a course offering a more sustained experience, Advanced Fine Art Printmaking Stage 1. Your tutors will be happy to advise you on this. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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From one plate: etching project

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