B4400 - Explore: printmaking – design, layer, refine

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Start Date: 14/01/2027      End Date: 18/03/2027        Start Time: 14:00      End Time: 16:30        Hours per Week: 2.50      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £180.00 (tuition)     £316.00 (overseas)     £75.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Anna Dyke        No of Places: 5
Shadwell Centre

Course Overview

Course Overview
You will continue working with press techniques such as monoprint, relief (linocut and woodcut) and drypoint, using layering, colour, and repetition to develop more complex outcomes. Alternatively, if you have previously taken one of our screen printing courses you may choose to focus on this method and develop your skills, printing onto paper or fabric.
Through cycles of testing, reflection, and adjustment, you will begin to identify which approaches best support your ideas.
The focus is on repetition and variation, helping you move from open experimentation towards more intentional and developed work. You will continue to explore mixed media approaches, combining print with drawing, collage, and painting.
Regular group discussion and critique will support your progress, helping you reflect on your decisions and refine your work. You will begin to recognise strengths in your work and develop greater confidence in your choices.
By the end of the course, you will have developed a series of related experimental prints, showing clear progression from testing to refinement.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Develop prints through iterative processes of testing and refinement
* Use layering, colour, and repetition to create more resolved outcomes
* Combine printmaking techniques and mixed media with increasing control
* Edit and develop work based on reflection and critique
* Describe your process and decisions using printmaking language
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
No previous experience is required. The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in exploring creative ideas through printmaking. Returning students are welcome on the course and they will be encouraged to explore personal projects and develop their own creative style.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
Most materials and tools will be provided. Learners may wish to bring their
own drawing and printmaking tools (or start to purchase their own set),
along with a sketchbook or notebook for collecting ideas, drawings and found imagery. Camera phones are useful for recording demonstrations and/ or documenting processes, but not essential.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and
where you can set individual learning goals and monitor your own progress against these.
You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.
Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and will keep you informed of your progress.
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At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of
experience knowledge or current skills.
The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.
You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course.
Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course to you will help you
work to your full potential.
At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
You can progress to the C term course C4401 Explore: printmaking – resolve and present your work. Please see our website 'Idea Store - Learning' for further information on a range of Visual Arts courses or speak with your tutor. Your tutor will support you in researching these and other courses outside of Idea Store Learning.
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Other info

Other info
We have high expectations regarding attendance and punctuality. We expect 100% attendance for all scheduled sessions and that you do so punctually and are ready to start learning at the start of the class.
We acknowledge the rare occasions when that will not be possible, please inform us before the class by emailing ideastoreadmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.
If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course. If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email. Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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