Drypoint Card Making with Susan Erskine-Jones

Drypoint is a direct way of making an intaglio print, a printmaking technique where the image is produced by incising into a printing plate.

In this full day workshop with artist Susan Erskine-Jones, you will be shown how to build up your drypoint plate creating interesting lines and tones and how to ink the plate to best show subtle variations. As well as being drawn into with a needle, the plate can be cut into to create areas of greys. It can be sandpapered creating a more textured tone.

We will explore different ways of mark making to create texture and line as well as using a variety of ways of inking up to achieve desired effects.

Colour can be introduced to the print in the inking up process, by using a roller over the top of the plate or by using the technique of chine colle.