Learn a variety of copper etching techniques in this fun intaglio workshop and learn how to achieve a wide tonal range and detail in your images. Using a copper plate you will learn line etching with sugar lift and soft ground techniques. Learn how to use a press, proper ink application, and registration. Projects, collaboration, and experimentation will be encouraged along with developing innovative and unconventional tools for your mark making. You will get demonstrations and hands-on practice in: copper plate preparation, ground application, drawing, inking, and printing on a press. This workshop is suited for beginners, and also offers intermediate students an opportunity for a deeper exploration of the medium including soft ground etching and sugar lift techniques. Historical and contemporary artists will be introduced throughout the term. This class can be taken as a follow up to "Line and Aquatint" or taken for the first time!

What you will learn:
1. An extensive knowledge of the history and contemporary practice of etching
2. Various traditional techniques including soft ground etching, sugar lift, and scraping and burnishing
3. Non-toxic techniques including wax crayon resist etching and acrylic soft ground etching.