Traditional methods of working by hand on printing presses and plates define the art of printmaking.  With truly breathtaking facilities in the J.D. Kelly building, printing presses of the highest craftsmanship, and a faculty of tutors with expansive experience in printmaking.  The courses offered provide an experience unlike anything else in Glasgow.

Evening Courses

Screenprinting

Aimed at the beginner and experienced printer alike, you will learn all aspects of photo-stencil screen production in this course. Based in the Printmaking Department's fully equipped Screenprinting Workshop, you will explore autographic/hand drawn, photographic and electronic imagery and work both in monochrome and colour.

Etching

During this course you will learn a range of skills that can be applied to the process of etching and create your own unique art prints. Tuition will cover basic hard/soft ground etching and drypoint, through to more advanced techniques such as aquatint, photo-etch, and multi-plate colour printing.

Lithography

For this course you need no previous printmaking experience, just a desire to experiment with lithography as a means of creating prints that replicate the same line and tonal qualities of drawings. Using the zinc plate as a completely smooth surface to draw on, this technique offers a great versatility for mark making. You will experiment with different drawing materials including litho crayon, rubbing ink, tusche washes and transfers