6-Week Introduction to Printmaking Sampler
Get a fun introduction to three popular forms of printmaking: screen printing, relief printing, and drypoint intaglio! This hands-on, six-week course is designed for beginners and open to all experience levels. We will explore the basics of each printmaking process, including exposing images to screens, carving your own linoleum blocks, and scribing images into glossy photographs to create drypoint intaglio prints.
Bring your own ideas and images to explore, or use our creative prompts to get you started. Class activities include hands-on instruction and plenty of supervised individual work time. You’ll learn the fundamentals of each process while creating multiple editions of layered, colorful, and exciting prints.
No prior printmaking experience required
For ages 16 and older
$295
Dates: Monday nights, 6pm to 9pm, October 26 to November 30, 2026
Location: CopyCat Community Print Studio, 3546 Michigan Ave (inside 27th Letter Books) - Please note: we are in the lower level of the building and there is no elevator, only stairs
Instructor: Angie Coe
Community Guidelines: CopyCat is a space for respectful, inclusive learning and making. Harassment, discrimination, bigotry, misogyny, or behavior that makes others feel unsafe or unwelcome will not be tolerated. By registering for a workshop or class, you agree to these guidelines.
By the end of the class, students will be able to:
Screen print
Design an image and expose screens using emulsion in the darkroom
Choose and mix colors, learning the fundamentals of color layering
Learn how to register multi-color prints and make prints on paper
Relief print
Carve a design into a linoleum block using hand carving tools
Ink and print using a brayer and baren
Create multicolored prints by using monoprinting techniques
Drypoint intaglio print
Scribe images into the plate (glossy photographs that can be traced and embellished)
Ink and wipe plates
Prepare paper for printing (wet)
Print an edition using the etching press
Materials to be provided by student:
Paper for screen printing and relief — French Paper is recommended but any 100# cardstock-type paper will work. You will need this on the first day — we will have some available for sale in the studio or you may provide your own.
Paper for intaglio — either pads, or sheets, or purchase sheets in the studio. More info will be given in class.
Basic ink colors for all processes are provided, but you may also want to build your own color palette with your own inks – you can decide after week 1.
4x6” linoleum block – we will have available to purchase in the studio or you may provide your own.
Glossy photograph (more info will be given in class) and/or plexiglass for intaglio — we will have plexiglass available to purchase in the studio or you may provide your own.
Rubber gloves
STUDENT CANCELLATION POLICY:
Up to 1 week in advance: full refund, switch to a later class, or have a friend come in your place.
Up to 48 hrs: 50% refund, or send a friend in your place.
Less than 48 hrs before class: No refund, orsend a friend in your place.
CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY:
If the class is cancelled due to weather, instructor illness, or not meeting minimum enrollment, you can either receive a full refund, or switch to a later class.
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