Introduction to Aluminium Plate Lithography
$650
with Chris Ingham
Wed & Thurs 19 & 20 Feb 2025 | 9.30 am - 4.00pm
Max 6 participants
$650 (includes all materials)
Available at checkout
**All workshops at Baldessin Studio use low toxic chemicals and adhere to strict OHS work practices**
A two day intensive, hands on workshop introducing you to the fascinating art of aluminium plate lithography.
This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers who wish to explore a new medium.
Using this immediate and accessible technique of drawing directly on to the aluminium plate, you can break into the world of lithography, while covering the essentials, from drawing an image to successfully rolling up and printing the plate with an etching press.
Unlike stone lithography, printing with aluminium plates gives great results without a lot of preparation and heavy lifting, allowing artists to create immediate and fresh imagery using crayons and touches for painterly results.
This workshop will cover:
Plate preparation
Cutting plates to size
De-oxidizing plates
Setting up registration marks and gumming margins
Transferring drawings to the plate
Drawing on plates with crayons and touche
First Etch
Roll up and Second Etch
Washing out image
Rolling up
Second etch
Printing and Editioning
Setting up the etching press for lithography
Proofing, printing and editioning
Cleaning up
Above Images from Plate lithography workshop with artists Robyn Blaikie, Jan Crowe & Marcos O’Donnell
ABOUT CHRIS INGHAM
Printmaker and sculptor, Chris Ingham was born in Adelaide 1974. He is currently living and working in Melbourne, where he divides his time between his art practice and teaching printmaking methods and techniques. He spent 10 years working at the Australian Print Workshop as an access studio coordinator, teacher and fine art printer.
Chris has participated in numerous residencies in both Europe and North America, and along with this has exhibited his work widely and shown in many prize shows here in Australia. He is currently exhibiting with Australian Galleries. His work explores traditional mediums and methods of making art, coupled with an expressive and gestural personal mark making style, which is heavily reliant on spontaneity, humour and freshness.
Workshop Cancellations & Refunds
We understand that circumstances can change. A refund will be offered in the following situations:
· if a workshop, in which you are enrolled, is cancelled or deferred to a date unsuitable for your attendance. This may happen in event of a Catastrophic Fire Danger day, or in the event a tutor is unwell.
· 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.
From the 1st of January 2025, due to merchant processing fees, all refunds will be incur a $35 administration fee.
Workshop Credit - Transfers
In the event you cannot attend a booked workshop, and with at least three weeks notice being given to us, we are happy to transfer your enrolment to a future workshop, dependant on studio availability and within 12 months of the booked workshops date.
