Cyanotype Printing

Description

Join artist and printmaker Kirstie Williams on this one day workshop where you’ll explore the beautiful technique of cyanotype printing.

Cyanotype is a photographic process which produces cyan-blue prints by using a light box or sunlight. During your time with us, you’ll learn how to coat your own papers with cyanotype solution and use a range of natural materials, plants and found objects to expose onto the paper, creating a series of experimental imagery.

You’ll come away with a small collection of A5 prints onto paper which can be used as framed artworks or cards to give to friends and family.

Your tutor: Kirstie Williams

Experience level

This is ideal for complete beginners – no prior experience or knowledge needed

What’s included?

All course prices include basic materials such as papers, tools and equipment.

What do I need to prepare beforehand?

If you have any thin objects or materials such as lace, paper doilies, buttons, or plants and foliage from the garden feel free to bring these along to experiment with.

Itinerary :

• ⦁ Introductions, group discussions, looking at examples of cyanotypes
  ⦁ Demonstrations and practical activity to coat papers in the darkroom
  ⦁ Lunch
  ⦁ Spend the afternoon exposing papers and creating lots of cyanotype prints!
  ⦁ Clean up and evaluate results

What’s next?

After attending a taster session, you will be able to join WYPW as a member to continue to practice the skills you have learned. Sign up for membership within one month of attending the course and you will receive a £5 discount. Find out more about membership here: https://www.wypw.org/shop/standard-membership/

Cancellation Policy:

• If you have to cancel:

If you are unable to attend your booked course, we may accept the fee paid as payment towards a place on the same or another course that takes place within the same financial year (running 1 April-31 March) following the originally booked event. Such a transfer will be on condition that we are informed in writing of your intentions four weeks prior to the originally booked event. Bookings can only be transferred once.

• 16-12 weeks before the course: 50 % of the fee will be retained by WYPW
• Less than 12 weeks before the course: 100% of the fee will be retained by WYPW
• Please note that full payment is required for non-attendance on a booking that has been transferred.

If you have any further questions about our cancellation policy, please contact us on info@wypw.org  

• If we have to cancel:

West Yorkshire Print Workshop reserves the right to cancel or re-arrange courses if there are insufficient participants enrolled to run a viable course or for other unforeseen circumstances. We will do our best to give those who have already enrolled at least one weeks’ notice of cancellation. In such circumstances you will be offered a free transfer to another course date or a full refund of fees paid.