The training
is composed of several modules :
Module 1 : Explanation of and practice in the different techniques of etching :
- The most classical, using only line (Technique of Rembrandt, Piranèse).
- The technique of aquatint.
- The synthesis of the two previous techniques (See Goya).
- Working with substances by learning the technique of soft ground.
- Working with paint brushes, the open bite technique.
- The technique of sugar aquatint.
- Embossing. ("Gaufrage")
Module 2 : Explanation of and practice in the different techniques of engraving :
- Engraving (Burin).
- Dry Point.
- Mezzotint.
- Printing in black and white.
Module 3 : Exploration of the different possibilities of printing in colour :
- Printing with 3 plates.
- The technique of S.W.HAYTER (inking a single plate with rollers ).
- Printing in colour with successive inkings of a single plate using
tarlatatan ("à la poupée").
(At each stage one learns to ink
and to print one's own engravings )
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