Salt Etch with Photo Resist Film
What is Salt Etch with Photo Resist Film?
This is an experimental course combining traditional and digital printmaking techniques to achieve surprising and unique result. Aluminium salt etching uses sodium chloride and copper sulphate to produce deep black tonal qualities in the plate akin to an aquatint.
You will explore resists made of various materials to achieve a range of tone, texture and depth in the prints. the course will combine the use of Photo resist film with hand drawn imagery and mark making.
Four week evening course aimed at beginners to experienced who would like to learn more of the etching process. All materials are provided but a high contrast, digital image will be required for exposing onto the photo resist film.
Upcoming Salt Etch Classes
Price?
£120 including all screen-printing materials BYO paper for final prints.
What to bring?
BPW will provide all printing supplies, film positives, inks, aprons and safety gear and a limited supply of paper but we advise you to BYO paper for your final prints or you can purchase our in-house stock from the studio. (Coloured and patterned paper can produce great results also). Some old cloth rags always come in handy too.
What to wear?
Dress up or dress down but we advise against wearing your Sunday best! Inks spatter and fingers are clumsy – you get the picture! Limited number of Participants (6 maximum per course) so get in early folks!
Cancellations & Refunds
If BPW is obliged to cancel the course, we will issue a full refund. If you fully booked but cannot attend and need to cancel due to the limited number on course we operate a strict 14 working day notice in order to issue a refund.
If a last minute cancellation occurs we will try our best to fill your space however please understand we can only refund you if another booking is made. If you have booked more than one space we cannot guarantee that all the spaces will be re-sold, as we advertise each space individually. Please note that Participants must be at least 18 years old to enroll in the courses.
