SUMMER Velvety Black - Drypoint Print Workshop with Alexis Neal
This workshop focuses on drypoint and multi-plate printmaking, exploring the finer points of each process through demonstrations and hands-on studio work. You’ll learn techniques for effective ink application, colour roll-up, and chine-collé, with an emphasis on achieving rich, layered prints.
Participants are encouraged to bring visual reference material—drawings, sketches, or photographs—to inform and develop their printed imagery.
For beginners, this course provides an ideal introduction to the exciting world of printmaking. For those with prior experience, it serves as a valuable refresher and an opportunity to deepen technical understanding.
Drypoint is one of the most direct and expressive of all intaglio techniques. Using a sharp needle and a metal or plexiglass plate, the image is drawn by scoring the surface to create a burr that holds ink. When printed, it produces a rich, velvety black line quality and deep tonal variation. A range of tools and approaches will be explored to extend your mark-making vocabulary and add visual drama to your prints.
Materials list
SUMMER Velvety Black - Drypoint Print Workshop with Alexis Neal
Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are
attending the school. The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies Crummer Road, Grey Lynn
• The French Art Shop Taylors Road, Morningside (Beside Briscoes)
• Gordon Harris Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies Helensville or online
Browne School of Art will supply most of the materials you require for printmaking.
Students need to bring:
• An apron or old shirt
• Workbook / drawings / visual diary
• Photographs and any other reference material
• Stationary items (pencils, erasers etc.)
• Any items or equipment you already own relating to printmaking
Browne School of Art will supply the following:
A good selection of Flint inks (water-based)
Rags
Newsprint and newspaper
Jiff and liquid soap
Scissors / cutting knives
Roll up boards
Small - medium print rollers
Cutting boards
Thin tracing paper
At Browne School of Art we also have a selection of basic materials available for purchase at reasonable cost: General printmaking supplies i.e. wood/lino cutting & drypoint tools & surfaces (lino, Plexiplate, wood blocks) newsprint, tissue, hahnemühle print paper size 800 x 1200mm, 300gsm, retrieve proofing paper a3 216gsm paper in A1 / A2 sheets, bulldog clips, pencils, charcoal, erasers, white chalk, black ink.
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Standard Booking
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
Available until Mon 5 Jan '26 9:30am
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NZ$370.00 | |
Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation
A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
Available until Mon 5 Jan '26 9:30am
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NZ$380.00 |
Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
1021