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In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of etching and aquatint on zinc starting from your own drawing. You will learn how to polish and degrease the plate, etch lines with hard ground and copper sulphate, how to create different greyscales with aquatint, and how to print on paper with the etching press.  Etching is…

In this masterclass, we’ll do a deep dive into silkscreen printing techniques through hands-on practice, creating prints from your own image, text, or drawing. You’ll experience an in-depth exploration of the process, from preparing your file and exposing the screen to experimenting with different printing techniques and printing on a variety of materials. Silkscreen printing…

In this workshop, we’ll explore the basics of silkscreen printing by creating prints from your own image, text, or drawing. You will learn how to expose a screen using UV light, mix inks, and print by hand onto paper and textile. Silkscreen printing is a versatile stencil-based technique that allows for bold graphic results, layered…

In this special workshop, Painting Plants and AGALAB team up to explore line etching with natural inks. Painting Plants is an open-source research garden and studio dedicated to making natural dyes, pigments and inks. Together, we’ll make a lake pigment from dried gallnuts, then experiment with modifiers to shift its colour—from warm brown to deep…

In this special workshop, Painting Plants and AGALAB team up to explore screen printing with natural inks. Painting Plants is an open-source research garden and studio for developing natural dyes, pigments, and inks. Working with plants available in the season — such as madder, reseda, woad, and gallnut — we’ll make inks ranging from red…

In this workshop, we’ll transfer a digital photograph, design or drawing onto a Toyobo plate and print from it. Toyobo plates are light-sensitive photopolymer plates that can be exposed with UV light using a photo-positive transparency to create an etched printing surface. This versatile technique allows you to reproduce photographic and drawn imagery with the…

Thursday 20.08.202617:00–20:00 De BouwputFerdinand Huyckstraat 74 This Thursday, we warmly invite you to an evening of presentations by our current Artists in Residence: Cinzia CioffiRomina KoopmanVanessa LeissringBram RomkesNesie Junyi Wang Throughout the residency, the artists have been developing individual research. The presentation offers an opportunity to engage with works in progress, as well as the…

The workshop calendar for September and October is here. Save the dates — details and registration for each workshop will be announced soon. This season, we’re bringing back our collaboration with Painting Plants, an open-source research garden exploring plant-based dyes, pigments, and inks for printing and textile applications. We’ll be continuing our experiments with these materials across different…

In this workshop, we’ll explore the basics of silkscreen printing by creating prints from your own image, text, or drawing. You will learn how to prepare artwork for screen printing, expose a screen using UV light, mix inks, and print by hand onto paper. Silkscreen printing is a versatile stencil-based technique that allows for bold…

Designed for photographers looking to expand their practice beyond conventional printing methods, this masterclass explores cyanotype as a contemporary photographic process. Working from your own digital or analogue photographs, you’ll learn how to produce finely detailed, exhibition-quality cyanotype prints while developing a practical workflow that can be integrated into your own practice. Cyanotype is one…