Printmaking Classes at Lower East Side Printshop

Lower East Side Printshop

Apr. 9, 2024, 06:00 pm

306 W 37th Street
PHONE 212 673-5390

www.printshop.org/classes

Intro to Screenprint with Jeremy Ruiz

4 weeks, Tuesdays, 6 – 9pm
April 9 – 30, 2024
Fee: $425 including materials and 12 hours of studio time

Originally developed as a commercial process, this direct and dynamic medium is utilized by artists and designers alike. Learn the basics of silkscreen printing in this four-week course. Make hand-drawn or photographic imagery to print on paper. This course will cover basic image processing, color mixing, printing, and multiple layer registration.

Intaglio with Ian Ruppenthal

4 weeks, Thursdays, 6 – 9pm
April 18 – May 9, 2024
Fee: $425 including materials and 12 hours of studio time

This 4-week introductory course will familiarize students with etching, aquatint, and drypoint printing techniques. Students will learn to prepare their own copper plate for etching, apply hard and soft ground, use a rosin box for aquatint, and print an edition of etchings. By the end of the course, students will be able to print confidently on an etching press, and feel comfortable in choosing intaglio techniques suitable to their artistic styles.

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