Printmaking Courses
Carousel delivers a variety of visual arts and printmaking workshops in our warm, bright, inclusive and fully equipped space.
Book onto a course below. We are currently in the process of updating our website - find our full course listings on our Eventbrite page.
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Woodcut Printmaking
Learn about Woodcut Printmaking, in this practical one day workshop.
Next Steps in Linocut Printmaking
Learn or rediscover the process of Linocut printmaking and create your own coloured prints
Evenings with Flowers: Tetrapak
Slow down, look closely, and turn observing flowers into playful, shared printmaking in these four evening workshops.
Evenings with Flowers: Block Printing
Slow down, look closely, and turn observing flowers into playful, shared printmaking in these four evening workshops.
Painterly Monotype: Pastel Gelli Plate Printing
Explore painterly printmaking through a combination of pastel drawing and gelli plate techniques.
Repeat Block Printing
Explore printing on fabric and paper from small blocks to create repeat patterns. You will also make ink rubbings with rollers over textured surfaces to create printed papers and fabric samples.
You will make your own blocks from rubber or lino and use them to print hangings, sample squares, hankies or scarves. You will also be able to print on paper and card. The design focus will be on repeat pattern. You will also create prints using ink and rollers from textured surfaces.
Summer Cyanotype from Nature
Use botanical materials and foliage to create unique cyanotype prints.
Cyanotype Printmaking
Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes, using sunlight to produce beautiful and delicate blue images. Although a simple process it allows users to think in more, conceptual ways that allow more complex work to develop
In this workshop participants will learn how to coat materials for exposure, how the process works, and a variety of different processes within the main process, including the toning of images.
Intro to Photo Screenprinting
An introduction to screen printing onto paper using photo emulsion, led by printmaker and designer Laura Knight.
You will learn the foundational skills to produce your own photo stencil screen print from start to finish, from the initial coating and exposure of screens, through to the exciting reveal of your first print!
This course is suitable for beginners who would like to try out this process, or for those with experience looking to refresh their skills or branch out into a new form of printmaking. It is also perfect for printmakers who would like to become a member of Carousel Print Studio and use the screen printing facilities during open access sessions.
You will be taken step by step through coating a screen, exposing an image with the exposure unit, developing it in the washout room and then registering and printing the image onto paper, creating your own prints to take home.
£95 / £85.50 Members
About the Tutor
Laura Knight is a printmaker and designer based on the edge of the peak district in Sheffield. Her work focuses on the structural simplicity, geometry and strong shadows created by Brutalist, postmodern and modern architecture.
After obtaining a degree in Textile Design, specialising in print, Laura worked in London for two years for a small interior textiles company. She became a freelance designer for various interiors and fashion retailers and suppliers. Laura began developing her own products and artwork in 2013. Her work has since been sold in the Barbican, The Southbank Centre, The Conran Store, The Hepworth Wakfield, and Nottingham Contemporary, among many others.
Laura will guide in learning more about this expressive screen printing process.
What do I need to bring?
If you would like to print your own image or design in this session, please email an A4 black-and-white image of your choice one week in advance of the event. High contrast images work best for this process. Please respect copyright.
If you do not have an image, one will be provided for you. All other materials and equipment will be provided.
Refreshments are provided. You may wish to bring packed lunch and water bottle.
Pochoir Monoprint
Find creativity and flow with hands-on printmaking. Pochoir is monoprinting technique that uses colourful stencils & experimental layout
Drypoint with Chine Colle
Explore using intaglio methods of drypoint pritmaking, with collagraph and chine colle.
Tetrapak Printing
Learn Tetrapak printing – a sustainable technique that transforms reclaimed materials into stunning prints.
Mono Screen Printing
Explore texture and layered imagery through this expressive silk screen method.
Cyanotype Printmaking
Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes, using sunlight to produce beautiful and delicate blue images. Although a simple process it allows users to think in more, conceptual ways that allow more complex work to develop
In this workshop participants will learn how to coat materials for exposure, how the process works, and a variety of different processes within the main process, including the toning of images.
First Steps in Linocut Printmaking
Intro to Linocut printmaking. Learn or rediscover the process of Linocut printmaking and create your own series of unique prints.
Monotype Portraits
Get creative and develop drawing and painting skills, with Monoprint Portraits
Two Day Collagraph Course
Join experienced printmaker Sarah Godfrey for this exciting workshop exploring the collagraph printmaking technique.
A collagraph is essentially a collage of materials glued to a printing plate, to create a textured surface image, which then can be inked and printed on an etching press. Discover and gain an understanding of the process while having fun and learning from each other.
Session 1: Sat 27th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Making the Collagraph plate
Session 2 : Sun 28th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Printing your plate
Gelli Plate Printmaking
Discover the joy of printmaking in our immersive 3-hour Creative Gelli Plate Workshop. This hands-on session introduces you to the versatility of Gelli plate printing, a simple yet exciting technique that allows you to create unique, layered prints without the need for a press.
Under expert guidance, you'll explore the use of acrylic paints, stencils, and texture tools to craft vibrant abstract designs or personalised patterns. The workshop provides all materials, ensuring you can fully focus on unleashing your creativity. Whether you're an experienced artist or a complete beginner, this session caters to all skill levels, encouraging experimentation and individual expression.
By the end of the workshop, you'll take home several one-of-a-kind prints, new skills, and the inspiration to continue your creative journey at home. Join us to relax, learn, and create stunning artwork in a supportive and friendly environment.
Intaglio Etching with Copper Sulphate
Create original etchings using modern, non-toxic methods to reproduce a traditional printmaking process that dates back to the 16th century.
Learn how zinc can be prepared, treated and worked to reproduce fine detailed line work prints with a unique quality and aesthetic.
Bookbinding
Discover the craft of bookbinding in our intensive one-day course designed for beginners and enthusiasts alike. This hands-on workshop guides you through each step of creating your own beautifully bound book, using traditional techniques and high-quality materials. By the end of the day, you will have crafted a unique, personalised book to take home, gaining skills that can be applied to future projects.
Our experienced tutor will provide tailored support throughout the day, ensuring you master essential skills such as folding, sewing and attaching covers. The course also offers an introduction to various binding styles, paper types, and decorative options, allowing you to explore your creativity fully.
Whether you’re looking for a meaningful hobby, a thoughtful gift idea, or a
Sticky Tape Collagraph
In this workshop we will be creating a printing plate by layering different types of sticky tape to the surface of mountcard. We will be using all types of tape, including sellotape, masking tape, parcel tape, framing tape, duck tape etc, these will be layered, scratched into, ripped, scrunched to build up a design.
This will be inked using both relief (surface) rolling and intaglio techniques. This is an exciting quick method of creating prints with contrasting textures. Discover and gain an understanding of the process while having fun and learning from each other.
Kitchen Lithography
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the innovative technique of kitchen lithography to create a small edition of prints. Participants will learn the fundamentals of alternative lithography as they draw directly onto aluminum foil, etch their image with cola, and print their creations by hand.
Pair up! Jigsaw Linocut for two
Learn or rediscover the process of Linocut printmaking and create your own coloured prints
Letterpress printmaking
The workshop will enable participants to typeset and print, using the Adana press and to make concertina books.
Basic letterpress printing will be explained in the context of fine art practice and the genre of artists’ books.
Intro to Photo Screenprinting
An introduction to photo screen printing, learn how to coat and expose a screen and print your own two layer design on paper.
This is aimed at beginners who would like to try out this process, as well as those who are refreshing their skills. It is perfect for printmakers who would like to become a member of Carousel Print Studio and use the screen printing facilities.
Joe McDonnell will show you how to create a colour fountain background then over print with a detailed photo layer.
5 Hour Course - £85
Introduction to Printmaking - 2 Day weekend course
Learn the basics of several printmaking techniques with this two day introductory course run by Sarah Godfrey
Mini Woodblock Printmaking
This mini woodcut workshop explores traditional relief printing using carving tools on plywood. You'll design and carve your own woodblock, then add colour through a monoprint process
Linocut Festive Decorations
Using the professional quality equipment and materials at Carousel Print Studio, you will learn how to use our small lino printing press and leave with your own unique heirloom festive decorations.
This is an easy, fun short course suitable for total beginners. Book with a friend for a fun pre- Christmas treat.
Drawing skills are not necessary to enjoy this workshop, have fun layering pattern and colour for great decorative effects.
Print Plywood Festive Decorations
Using the professional quality equipment and materials at Carousel Print Studio, you will learn how to use our small lino printing press and leave with your own unique heirloom festive decorations.
This is an easy, fun short course suitable for total beginners. Book with a friend for a fun pre- Christmas treat.
Drawing skills are not necessary to enjoy this workshop, have fun layering pattern and colour for great decorative effects.
Collaborative Collagraph - Surface Pattern
Join experienced printmaker Sarah Godfrey for this exciting workshop exploring the collagraph printmaking technique.
A collagraph is essentially a collage of materials glued to a printing plate, to create a textured surface image, which then can be inked and printed on an etching press. Discover and gain an understanding of the process while having fun and learning from each other.
Session 1: Sat 27th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Making the Collagraph plate
Session 2 : Sun 28th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Printing your plate
Nature Monoprinting
Explore the exciting process of nature mono printing using natural materials such as flowers, leaves and ferns.
You will print both positive and negative impressions from your natural materials and you will explore colour mixing, shape, texture, layering and composition.
This course is suitable for beginners as well as those who want to further develop their
printmaking and composition skills.
Dry Point with Chine Colle
In this workshop, you will explore and develop your skills in intaglio drypoint printing.
Working with a Perspex plate, you will trace your own design and use specialised
intaglio tools to experiment applying a variety of mark-making techniques, exploring both line and tone.
Photo Screenprinting on Fabric - Totes/T-shirts
Join this introductory course, learning the creative and enjoyable process of photo screen printing. This is aimed at beginners who would like to try out this process.
You will be taken step by step through coating a screen, exposing a single layer image with the exposure unit, developing it in the washout room and then printing with the image onto a tote bag.
2 Day Collagraph Course
Join experienced printmaker Sarah Godfrey for this exciting workshop exploring the collagraph printmaking technique.
A collagraph is essentially a collage of materials glued to a printing plate, to create a textured surface image, which then can be inked and printed on an etching press. Discover and gain an understanding of the process while having fun and learning from each other.
Session 1: Sat 27th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Making the Collagraph plate
Session 2 : Sun 28th September 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Printing your plate
Young Printmakers - Stamp Printing
A session for 16 - 19 year olds
Join Shirley Stevenson in a fun and creative session.
Learn how to make your own stamps and produce relief printed artworks.
Young Printmakers - Cyanotype Printmaking
Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes, using sunlight to produce beautiful and delicate blue images. Although a simple process it allows users to think in more, conceptual ways that allow more complex work to develop
In this workshop participants will learn how to coat materials for exposure, how the process works, and a variety of different processes within the main process, including the toning of images.
Young Printmakers - Tetra Pak Printing
In this engaging and interactive workshop, you'll dive headfirst into the captivating world of Tetra Pak printing.
This innovative technique not only ignites your creativity but also champions sustainability by repurposing recycled materials into remarkable works of art.
Young Printmakers - Gelli Plate Printmaking
A session for 16 - 19 year olds
Discover the unlimited potential of Gelli Plates.
By applying a layer of ink or paint onto the plate, you can transfer your designs onto paper with remarkable ease.
Experiment with different colors, textures, and mark-making tools to create unique and unpredictable results.
Woodcut Printmaking
Learn about Woodcut Printmaking, in this practical one day workshop.
Bespoke Group Workshops
We also offer bespoke workshops for organisations and individuals, for fun, skills development and team building.
Please email us at print@carouselprintstudio.com for more information.
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