Printing

Screen printing can be a complicated process, but this course takes it back to basics by teaching you how to work with a tabletop setup. This means you can continue printing at home if you have your own screen. The course tutor will help you achieve excellent results while enabling you to experiment with ideas and explore a varied colour palette. You’ll learn how to make cost effective decisions, and put all your new skills into practice by working on a personal project.

This creative print design course encourages learners to explore ideas through sketchbook development, visual research and practical experimentation. Learners will investigate a range of papers, print techniques and creative processes while building a personal collection of inspirational images, objects and references. Through sampling, recording and developing ideas, learners will create a body of work that demonstrates their individual interests, creative thinking and design development.

Explore the bold, graphic world of lino printing in this creative and flexible introduction to relief printmaking. This course is designed to both develop existing skills and welcome complete beginners, encouraging a playful and exploratory approach to image-making.
Working through one main project, you will experiment with carving and printing techniques to produce a series of prints that can stand alone or work together as a connected body of work. A key focus of the course is the idea of patchwork building imagery through repeated, varied, and interchangeable elements. You’ll create pieces that can be arranged, reworked, and combined, allowing your prints to evolve into a larger composition or collection.
Through exploring texture, pattern, and image, you’ll discover how individual prints can link visually and conceptually. You’ll be encouraged to move, layer, and reconfigure your work, developing an understanding of how composition shifts when elements are brought together in different ways.
With guidance in carving, inking, and printing, the course balances technical skills with creative freedom, supporting you to take risks and develop your own visual language.

An exciting and flexible workshop-style course designed to support personal creative development through the exploration of screen printing processes. This course is ideal for both returning learners and practicing artists, as well as those looking to refresh their skills in a supportive, studio-based environment.
With an emphasis on independent working, you will be encouraged to develop your own ideas and projects at your own pace, while receiving technical guidance and support when needed. The course provides the opportunity to fully access and make confident use of screen printing equipment, helping you to build skills and deepen your understanding of process.
Practicing artists are actively welcomed, with space to explore new directions, test ideas, or extend ongoing work. Returning learners are encouraged to bring in current projects, using the workshop as a platform to refine, develop, and evolve their creative practice.
Alongside independent work, optional demonstrations and structured activities will be available to introduce or revisit key techniques, supporting both learning and experimentation.
This course offers a dynamic and collaborative studio environment where individuality is valued allowing you to take creative risks, exchange ideas, and move your work forward in a meaningful and self-directed way.

An exciting and flexible workshop-style course designed to support personal creative development through the exploration of screen printing processes. This course is ideal for both returning learners and practicing artists, as well as those looking to refresh their skills in a supportive, studio-based environment.
With an emphasis on independent working, you will be encouraged to develop your own ideas and projects at your own pace, while receiving technical guidance and support when needed. The course provides the opportunity to fully access and make confident use of screen printing equipment, helping you to build skills and deepen your understanding of process.
Practicing artists are actively welcomed, with space to explore new directions, test ideas, or extend ongoing work. Returning learners are encouraged to bring in current projects, using the workshop as a platform to refine, develop, and evolve their creative practice.
Alongside independent work, optional demonstrations and structured activities will be available to introduce or revisit key techniques, supporting both learning and experimentation.
This course offers a dynamic and collaborative studio environment where individuality is valued allowing you to take creative risks, exchange ideas, and move your work forward in a meaningful and self-directed way.

An exciting course allowing for personal development and an exploration of etching and lino printing processes. The course has been designed to provide a space for like-minded local artists.
– learner’s refreshing their skills will be supported ensuring they can access the equipment fully enabling them to evolve creatively, work on personal projects and take part in any shared activities.
– returning learners are encouraged to bring in current projects to work on.
The tutor will not set projects, being available only to support you with achieving any ideas, completing projects, and accessing the equipment and space safely.

Let us draw for printmaking!
A FREE taster for a drawing-based course that helps to build your skills and knowledge before taking the next step into printmaking.
A short course that takes you on a journey of self-discovery giving you an opportunity to draw whether in your own sketch book or straight on to a sheet of paper. You will look at mark making techniques and the various tools that you can use/make to develop your skills and ideas.

Discover the timeless art of woodblock printing, one of the oldest and most influential printmaking techniques in the world. Over five practical and creative sessions, you will explore the complete process of transforming an idea or image into an original hand-printed artwork.
Beginning with research and visual inspiration, you will learn how to develop a strong design suitable for relief printing. You will then be guided through the safe use of carving tools, techniques for transferring images, cutting into wood blocks, and preparing printing surfaces. As your confidence grows, you will experiment with composition, texture, line, contrast and ink application to create a series of unique prints.
This course offers a rewarding introduction to traditional printmaking while encouraging personal creativity and artistic expression. Whether you are completely new to printmaking or looking to expand your skills, you will gain an understanding of both the historical significance and contemporary potential of woodblock printing.
By the end of the course, you will have produced your own carved woodblock and a collection of printed images, along with the knowledge and skills to continue exploring this fascinating and versatile printmaking process independently.

Explore the powerful connection between colour and emotion through the creative process of tabletop screen printing. You will experiment with colour mixing, layering, and composition to produce a range of samples, simple designs, and a final finished print on paper.
Throughout the course, you will investigate how colour combinations can influence mood, atmosphere, and meaning. You will explore how designs can be enhanced by overlapping colours, placing them side by side, or using subtle accents to create visual interest and impact.
There will be opportunities to reflect on how colour makes you feel and consider whether these responses are shared by others, helping you to develop a deeper understanding of colour as a visual language.
The course encourages experimentation and personal expression, supporting you in developing your design skills and creative confidence. With guidance from your tutor and collaboration with peers, you will refine your ideas and learn how to present colour effectively within your work, creating a final print that communicates your creative intentions.

The idea of printing with cardboard may bring back childhood memories, but it’s a technique that offers tremendous scope for experimentation. This method of printmaking involves combining various textured layers to create an image. In this free taster class, you’ll have a chance to revive your childlike curiosity and make creative prints using this simple technique. You’ll find you can achieve more than you might have imagined.

A creative and exploratory course focused on paper stencil screen printing using the tabletop method. This course encourages you to experiment with cutting, tearing, and layering paper shapes to build bold, dynamic compositions that evolve through the process of making.
You will explore how shape, colour, and form interact, developing an understanding of how layered stencils can create depth, rhythm, and visual impact. The flexible nature of paper stencils allows you to rework and adapt your designs, encouraging a responsive and intuitive approach to printmaking.
Through practical work and experimentation, you will refine your technique while developing a personal project. Alongside this, you will gain insight into the wider printmaking community, drawing inspiration from international paper stencil artists and their diverse approaches.

Experiment with the expressive and spontaneous process of monotype printing in this engaging five-week course. Monotype is a versatile printmaking technique that sits between painting and drawing, where marks are created on a smooth plate and transferred onto paper to produce a unique, one-off image.
Throughout the course, you will explore a wide range of approaches to monotype, developing both direct and painterly methods of working. You’ll learn how to mix and roll out ink, and experiment with additive and reductive techniques building images up and working back into them to create contrast, texture, and atmosphere.
Using a variety of materials and tools, you will investigate processes such as stencil work, trace monotype, and the use of the ‘ghost’ image to create layered and evolving compositions. Emphasis is placed on mark-making and the layering of colour, encouraging you to develop a personal and intuitive approach to image-making.
Alongside practical exploration, you will consider monotype’s place within the wider context of printmaking and art history, gaining insight into how artists have used the technique to push the boundaries between print and painting.

An engaging and inspiring introduction to printmaking, this course encourages self-development through exploring both relief and intaglio techniques approaches used by artists such as Picasso, Warhol, Rembrandt, and Matisse.
You will design and develop your own imagery while learning how contrasting processes create very different visual results. In relief printmaking, you will carve into a block (wood or lino) and print from the raised surface, creating bold, graphic images. In intaglio, you will work by incising into a prepared surface, where the marks you create hold the ink and produce detailed, expressive prints.
Together, these techniques offer a wide range of possibilities for mark-making, texture, and tone, allowing you to experiment and discover your own creative direction.
The course is designed to support all levels of experience. Beginners will gain confidence through learning core skills and producing a range of high-quality sample pieces, while more experienced learners can expand their practice, refine techniques, and develop more personal outcomes.
Through a balance of structured guidance and practical exploration, you will build both technical skills and creative confidence—developing a body of work that reflects your individual approach to printmaking.

Experiment with monotype printing in this free taster session run by artist Sarah Gursoy-Heuser. A monotype is a painting or drawing on a blank plate which you then transfer to a piece of paper using pressure to create a unique art work. Sarah Gursoy-Heuser will demonstrate different techniques and use a variety of materials and tools to help you explore direct line monotype and painterly monotype printing. The session will also give you an opportunity to take part in a group discussion and experience working in a print studio.

Discover the expressive possibilities of etching. This course takes you through the complete journey from plate to print, using accessible processes to bring your ideas to life.
You will learn how to prepare a plate and apply grounds, creating a surface ready to be developed with your own designs. Through guided experimentation, you’ll explore line, tone, and texture, building an understanding of how marks are etched and transferred onto paper.
With a strong focus on safe and confident studio practice, you’ll be introduced to using the printing press correctly, developing control in inking, wiping, and printing your work. You’ll also explore a range of etching papers, discovering how different surfaces and qualities can enhance your final outcomes.
Balancing technical instruction with creative exploration, the course supports you to develop your own imagery in a focused and supportive environment.
By the end, you will have completed a resolved printed project, with the potential to begin a second piece as a work in progress leaving you with both a finished outcome and the skills to continue your printmaking journey.

Join our tetra pak print course.

This course will concentrate on exploring your drawing skills whilst developing your scratch techniques to build an image. To introduce this technique, you will create a simple abstract. After some experimentation you will be able to design your own piece from week 2.

Tetra pak printing is cost effective, environmentally friendly and sustainable whilst removing the need for an expensive traditional metal plate. The quality of the carton gives a unique end result with the folds of the carton becoming part of the final print.

An exciting course designed to build your skills in illustration while introducing screen printing as a powerful creative tool. You’ll learn step-by-step techniques to develop your ideas and bring your illustrations to life, exploring how print can add impact, texture, and originality to your work. This course encourages experimentation and skill development, helping you create more distinctive and confident outcomes alongside like-minded creatives in a supportive environment.

Meet Jill Tse who teaches design and illustration using a variety of creative drawing and print techniques. This is an opportunity to try out tetra pak carton printing. If you want to learn about this technique from scratch then this is the taster for you.