EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
The printmaking facilities are based in a residential house in a rural setting with ground floor access to a 25m² print workshop/studio with further space available in a 30m² converted garage, (mainly used for laying grounds, aquatinting, clean up and other processes). All course participants are given a tour of the facilities and instructed in the safe usage of equipment, mordants and materials. Health & Safety
The facilities consist of the following:
Etching Press
– robust, 250 kg heavy, geared (1:32), new etching press (2008)
– bed dimensions: 60 x 120 cm (1 cm thick phenolic resin)
– print pressure: min. 10 tonnes
Hotplate
– size: 35 x 50 cm
– suitable for plates upto A3 size
Aquatint Box
– primitive but functional cardboard box for rosin aquatint laying for upto A3 plates
Etching baths
– our etching baths are suitable for the etching of plates upto A3 size
UV Exposure unit
– for photopolymer plates upto A3 size
Mordants
– we are only set up for the use of copper sulphate saline solution (used with zinc plates) or ferric chloride / edinburgh etch (used with copper plates). Please note we cannot accommodate the use of nitric, hydrochloric or sulphuric acids.
Etching Inks (Charbonnel)
– blacks: F66 (middle black), 55985 (strong black), 55981 (universal black)
– other colours: deep yellow, cardinal red, cobalt blue, turquoise blue, spring green, burnt sienna, Payne's gray, opaque white
Relief Printing Inks
– oil based Rowney block printing inks
– small selection of water-colour inks
Rollers
– small selection of rubber rollers for relief printing: 12cm/20cm/30cm/35cm
Papers
– Etching papers – Somerset Satin White 250 gm (55x76cm) and others available
– cartridge for proofing
– lighter relief printing papers
Computers & Printers
– Apple Mac computers
– HP 5200 A3 B/W printer (1200dpi)
For further information and enquiries:
Tel: +43 (0)2274 301 26
E-mail (type following address):
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