Leicester Print Workshop

Explore the world of printmaking with this fun activity, rolling out colours and discovering monoprint, mark-making, drawing and painterly gestures that can be printed onto paper.

A great introduction to the art of linocutting.

Over the weekend you will learn an array of different screenprinting techniques, from free hand monoscreen, drawn monoscreen and stencils to free hand digital drawings and digital photographic images.

A fantastic way to explore a variety of printmaking techniques and get a good idea of what suits you.

A fantastic way to explore a variety of printmaking techniques and get a good idea of what suits you.

An opportunity to work as part of a small, like-minded group with the support of the LPW Studio Team.

Learn how to construct a simple block repeat pattern using your own imagery.

This introductory session will teach you how to use thermochromic inks, which change in colour after heat is applied.

Inspired by the vibrant sharp edge works by Rana Begum you will have the opportunity to create collagraph prints using cut line, multiple shaped plates, collage and colour.

This course is a taster introduction to the basics of stone lithography.

An adventure with paper and ink! During the day you will learn a variety of monotype skills and develop a collection of unique, experimental and colourful images.

Learn how to adapt and develop these initial sketches into unique prints using drypoint and monoprinting techniques.

A weekend course to learn how to transform your hand drawn or photographic images into etchings.

This back to basics session will teach you conservation techniques for mounting your prints and artworks, introduce the different mounting and framing options and explore the reasons for choosing them.

This one day course introduces the basic principles of screenprinting. You will learn how to transfer an image to a silkscreen and print onto paper.

You will learn kamihanga and drypoint to make simple and attractive prints with an emphasis on contemplative design, detail, precision and clean execution.

Working with an artist, children will use a variety of print techniques, and present their work to family at the end of the session to achieve their certificate.

Working with an artist, children will use a variety of print techniques, and present their work to family at the end of the session to achieve their certificate.

A great opportunity to work with an artist to discover the joy and freedom of Mono Screenprinting.

Combining elements of mark-making, screenprinting and heatpress techniques this workshop will show you how to manipulate a variety of surfaces and print onto them to create layered images.

An opportunity to work as part of a small, like-minded group with the support of the LPW Studio Team.

Learn how to make a photo-plate lithograph which can express subtle tones using photographs and/or drawings.

A great opportunity to experiment with colour and collage, this technique is also known as ‘paper plate lithography’ because images are transferred from a photocopy to another surface.

The aim of this course is to explore ways to add texture to relief prints made with soft Japanese vinyl.

Taking a variety of simple folded and stapled book forms, you will find exciting ways to explore stories and pictures.

Be inspired to create natural, abstract, textural landscapes using a mono screen-print technique on both A3 card and A3 sized fabric.

Over the six weeks you will work with relief, intaglio and screenprinting; spending two weeks each on reduction linocut, hard ground and aquatint etching, and photographic screenprinting.

Develop your screenprinting skills and experiment with composition.

This course will introduce water-based woodblock printing, a non-toxic traditional Japanese technique that doesn’t need a press.

Lucy will guide you through hand crafting a clamshell box.

An inspiring weekend looking specifically at producing a two-layered screenprinted textiles design.

An exciting day to explore the more experimental areas of textiles printmaking.

Join artist and master printmaker Kevin Holdaway for an in depth 5 days of hands-on relief printing.

This week will cover all the basics of etching, with a focus on creating images using hard ground to create line, and aquatint to create tone.

Spend a week with artist David Armes using letterpress to create a small edition of chapbooks. (Literally: ‘cheap book’.)