Short Course

Intermediate Printmaking

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Duration

10 Weeks
Cost

375
Tutor

Jess Bugler
When

Monday Afternoons

This course will guide you through advanced relief and intaglio printmaking techniques, including linocut, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint, and drypoint. You'll explore plate construction, advanced inking methods, printing techniques, and paper options as you develop your personal projects.

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Course Overview

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of advanced relief and intaglio printmaking techniques, including linocut, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint, and drypoint. Throughout the course, you’ll develop your personal projects while mastering more sophisticated plate construction methods and experimenting with various inking techniques.

You’ll learn how to achieve the best results with different printing methods, as well as explore a range of paper options to complement your work. With a focus on refining skills and expanding creative possibilities, this course provides a supportive environment for artists looking to advance their printmaking practice and produce high-quality, professional prints.

This course is suitable for people who have already completed the beginners printmaking course or people with printmaking experience.

What we do...

About the Tutor

Jess is an experienced printmaker who teaches specialist print workshops in Linocut, Risograph, Collagraph and Takuhon across the UK, as well as running the College Road Print Workshop.

In her own practice, Jess recently won the Hawthorn Prize at the Flourish Awards for Excellence in Printmaking 2024. She was also awarded Peter Reddick bursary for Innovation in Relief Printmaking at Spike Print Studio in Bristol and has won awards at the National Original Print Exhibition and H-Art among others.

Jess’s solo shows include those at Spike Print Studio, Hereford Courtyard and the Royal Cambrian Academy. She has also created Print installations as part of exhibitions Alone Together and Brink funded by the Arts Council. Her group shows include The Contemporary Print Prize Exhibition, The International Print Biennale, The Royal West Academy Open, Art Plus in France and Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair among others.

An example of Jess Bugler's work. The image features several large prints hanging in mid-air. There is a light behind them, showing that the prints are slightly transparent.

An example of Jess Bugler's work. It features 4 long landscape prints in black and white arranged on a white wall. The works are textured and vary in height.

An example of Jess Bugler's work. A reduction linocut depicting a Syrian warzone.

Venue, Dates, Times

Term starts on 13th January. There will be 10 sessions, and there will be a half term break on the week of 24th February. All session dates listed below:

13th January
20th January
27th January
3rd February
10th February
17th February
3rd March
10th March
17th March
24th March

All sessions will be held in the Print workshop at our College Road Campus. Sessions will start at 1.30pm and will finish at approximately 4pm.

Short Courses FAQs

What age do I have to be to do a short course?

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for 16+.

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant.

What do I need to bring with me?

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course.

Make sure to bring some water, and dress appropriately for using college equipment (for example, no open-toed shoes, long hair tied back when using workshop equipment, and no highly flammable clothes if using fire).

Do I need to have had experience?

All of our short courses, unless specifically stated, are suitable for beginners or people with a little experience. There will usually be a mix of abilities in the group.

How many people are in the class?

Group sizes vary course to course, but we keep them small where possible so you get as much tutor time as possible. At the moment, the largest short course group is 15 people.

Do I get a certificate?

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions.

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.