SART2404 Printmaking - Etching offers studio-based instruction in a range of etching techniques. These include matrix development using hardground line, aquatint, lift ground, drypoint, collagraph and deep-etch methods as well as several printing strategies that include basic colour methods. You will undertake projects that investigate core thematic and technical issues relevant to contemporary art in print that will support you in the production of a self-directed practical project that builds on your research and understanding of the contemporary art print.

This 2nd year introductory studio course is part of a four-course specialist Printmaking stream and may also be taken as an elective where places are available.