Masterclass
Sun 6 March 2022 | 10.00 am - 4.30pm
Max 6 participants
$295 (Includes Materials)
Chine-collé or chine collé (French: [ʃin.kɔ.le]) is a printmaking technique in which the image is transferred onto a surface that is bonded onto a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more delicate surface, such as Japanese paper or linen, that pulls finer details off the plate. Another purpose is to provide a background colour behind the image that is different from the surrounding backing sheet.
This method uses your original colour digital image. Using Photoshop, the black is removed from your original image leaving you with the colour only.
Using various options to modify this colour, it is then digitally printed separately on to a thin Japanese paper. The colour layer is combined with your black & white photogravure plate to create a rich colour photogravure print.
This workshop is recommended for people who have completed a basic Photogravure workshop and have essential skills in Adobe Photoshop.
Workshop covers:
• Digital techniques for preparing your black & white image
• Making an A4 size photogravure plate from your image
• Digital workflow for preparing your colour layers
• Inkjet printing your colour layers on to Japanese Chine Collé paper
• Registration techniques for combining your chine collé and photopolymer plate
• Adhesive options for chine collé
A short video demo for colour Inkjet chine colle
Silvi Glattauer is a professional practicing photographer with a particular interest in non-silver alternative processes. Specialising in the photogravure process using non-toxic photopolymer plates, she finds that the combination of traditional printmaking with photographic images gives her work an added dimension that further develops the use of photography in fine art practice. Glattauer also has a background in the adult education sector with extensive experience in co-ordinating and running workshops. Alongside running workshops at The Baldessin Press for the past 20 years, she has taught photographic fine art printmaking at RMIT and Melbourne Polytechnic in Melbourne.
You are advised to book early to avoid disappointment.
Price: $295.– including all materials
The workshop fee covers the cost of making one A4 size plate as well as editioning paper, etching plates, newsprint, proofing paper and inks.
Workshop Cancellations & Refunds
We understand that circumstances can change. A full workshop refund will be offered:
· if a workshop in which you are enrolled is cancelled or deferred to a date unsuitable for your attendance. This may be the case if a Covid lockdown is announced.
· upon receipt of an email indicating your intention to withdraw your enrolment when notice is provided to us at least three weeks in advance of the workshop start date.
Workshop Credit - Transfers
We are happy to transfer your enrolment to a future workshop, but this will depend on availability of studio space and three weeks notice being given to us.
