Workshop
Solar Plate
8 May 2016
Event times
£75 / £67.50 concessions
Address
- 50 St. George Street
- Leicester
- LE1 1QG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Leicester Train Station
Event map
Solar Plate is a photo-etching process using photopolymer plates that are developed and ‘etched’ in water
About
A simple process that captures very fine detail producing beautiful prints from photographic or drawn imagery.
During this day course you will learn how to apply your design by exposing and developing the plate, how to ink and print a short edition of photo etchings.
Course Structure:
Morning
- Introduction to LPW and the course.
- What is a Solar Plate? Principles of the process and examples.
- Preparing artwork for the process.
- Exposing and developing the plate. Demonstration and hands on practice.
- Printing. Demonstration and hands on practice.
Afternoon
- What is a halftone? Demonstration of applying a halftone in Photoshop.
- Self-directed work.
- Clean up and close of course.
About the Tutor – Nick Mobbs
Nick Mobbs is an East Midlands based artist whose practice combines photography and printmaking. He studied Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art and now teaches Fine Art at the University of Nottingham and Printmaking at De Montfort University in Leicester.
