Relief Printing with a Proofing Press: Edition and Precision
Tutor
Theo Miller
28–29 March 2026, 10am - 4pm
£196.00
- Category
- Weekend
- Tutor
- Theo Miller
- Level
- All levels
- Price
£196.00
- Duration
- 6 hours per day
Calling all relief printmakers!
LPW has recently taken in a Stephenson Blake Proofing Press to grow its already outstanding offer for anyone printing from the surface of their printmaking plates. Renowned for its speed, cleanliness and accuracy, this is the best way to print multiples.
You will spend a day using this press which is set at "type high" - any relief plate can be used, from woodcuts, photopolymer, type or lino.
You are invited to bring any linocuts previously made, or we will provide test plates for you to learn how to make any relief plate reach "type high" and ready for the proofing press.
You will have demos in how to use the press, how to ink up the rollers, register your paper to the plate on the press, feeding the paper through the press to print and of course, how to clean up. You will learn the minimum and maximum capacity of the bed and feel very confident to work with this fantastic press to realise fast, accurate and precise prints.
An absolute must for any artist who produces editions and wants to save time doing so.
Any lino cutting will be simple; this course will not be focused on lino cutting but rather the technicalities of understanding the processes following platemaking. You will all contribute to a collaborative set of prints with plenty of time to ensure you will know how this will benefit your practice.
About the Tutor
Theo Miller is a visual artist and printmaker, born in Leicester. He gained a first class degree in Fine Art from De Montfort University in 2014. Miller is currently living and working in Leicester as an Artist and also as a Technician for De Montfort University.
Printmaking, for Miller is an axis, a locus. He describes the beauty of printmaking to be that the final image is always affected by, and integral to the process itself. Miller is currently focusing on letterpress, after being granted the Print Futures Award 2017.
Leicester Print Workshop
Leicester Print Workshop is the regional development centre for printmaking. Established by artists in 1986, we are a registered charity, supported by Arts Council England. Our RIBA award-winning building is situated in Leicester City Centre's Cultural Quarter and is home to a large, well equipped open access Printmaking Studio.
We have over 30 years’ experience of teaching people printmaking. Our programme offers the largest number and broadest range of printmaking courses in the region, with courses suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers, delivered by practicing artists and nationally renowned tutors. Participants learn in small and friendly groups in our purpose-designed studio.
Bookings
Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.
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In person: Call in to Leicester Print Workshop during our opening hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) to book and pay by card, cash or cheque.
Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking.
Concessions
Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.
