Monochrome Nature Printing

This workshop is an introduction to Nature Printing.

This technique is quite straightforward and suitable for beginners as well as more advanced students. 

Nature printing is a very old technique that was used to record and replicate natural botanical elements like leaves, flowers or whole plants including the roots, by using ink to contact print the specimen on paper. This technique was used by the first botanists to enable them to keep a log of new specimens and the prints were often refined by rendering them with watercolours to achieve an honest and realistic look.

We are going to use various leaves and black screen-printing ink (non toxic and water based) to create a contact print onto paper and fabric.

This workshop is divided in various stages to allow the participant to get a feeling of the materials and the technique, practicing on different surfaces and progressing from printing sample on paper to printing on a card and moving to an improved and final print onto fabric.

All materials and tools will be provided.

Participants are free to bring any stationary paper or special plain fabric from home for their own use during the workshop.

Bring an apron and some disposable gloves if you prefer wearing them while working with inks. 

Start date:

• Saturday 12th April, 10am to 1pm at Arlington Arts (Mary Hare, Snelsmore Common, Newbury RG14
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