Drawing through to Print - 3-day Summer School with Charles Shearer RCA

About this event

An opportunity to develop ideas directly from observations and drawings of the immediate area around the studios. The landscape in the village of Great Thurlow offers quaint cottages, old stable and farm buildings, the Hall and church, and open fields where a fine herd of horned cattle may be grazing... lots to inspire you. A full demonstration will be given at every stage. Course structure Day 1 • After a brief talk on the print processes you will use spend the morning and early afternoon out drawing and gathering material in the area • Back in the studio mid afternoon, to start building up an early body of work by developing a selection of ideas and drawings through simple stencil & mono-print processes with inked rollers, acetates and cut newsprint Day 2 • Using card cutting (collagraph), continue to build on your develop your work using a range of tools, some adapted or adopted specifically for this purpose • Add the application of textured material that gives this process its unique character • Learn about and use a variety of inks and papers • Print by hand and use presses Day 3 • Continue developing and combining ideas and images through the day • At the end of the day we will view and discuss work and the processes used Pre course information Please bring a sketchbook/notebook. If you wish to draw on a large scale, please bring a large drawing board. Do bring any reference material you would like such as books, magazines, photographs, postcards etc.