Start with art making skills that you already have and enjoy. Then test out and add on new skills.
That is one way that I have been growing my drawing and printmaking skills. I think it is important to enjoy the process and build in success as often as possible.
How do I build in success?
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- Know that not every project will be beautiful. This reduces pressure and expectation
- Know that mistakes and practice pieces inform future work
- Notice what I admire about each piece. Bring what I like into the next print.
Printmaking is a great process for building new skills. When printing without a press the feed back from your mark making is immediate. You can develop your design and composition skills in fun and fast ways.
In the Make Marks and Books class, we will print many layers in a loose book form with the goal of exploring how to create pleasing combination of a variety of printed marks.
- Start with an expressive scribble
- Layer textured gelatin print
- Make some tools
- Add stamped, stenciled and rubbing kinds of marks
- Continue to a complete book of your own unique style of mark making
If this sounds interesting to you, then read all the details on the workshop page and join us.
