Traditional Printmaking Workshops, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

Traditional Print Workshops

Traditional Print Workshops

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The Traditional Print workshops offer a range of printing facilities, using different process techniques.

Panorama of the Screen Printing studio, in the image the studio is empty
Female student setting up for print on a screen bed in the the screen printing studio.
Female student printing in the the screen printing studio.
close up image of a screen bed in the screen printing studio
Male student turning the handle on one of the etching presses in the Intaglio print room
Male student looking at a print they have produced using the large etching press in the Intaglio print room
male and female student inking up an etching plate, ready for printing, in the Intaglio print room
panorama of the Intaglio print room, showing the work surfaces, rollers and inks used in various intaglio print processes
Female student using the small printing press to print a linocut in the Relief printing room
Female student looking at a finished linocut print in the Relief printing room
Panorama of the Textiles printing room, showing the large print beds that are used for printing onto a variety of fabrics
Male student screen printing in the screen printing studio

Facilities include

Our printing facilities includes specialist workshops for Silkscreen printing, Relief printing, Etching and Intaglio printing.

Silkscreen printing
  • 6 oversized A1 printing beds.
  • A four-colour carousel for T-shirt printing.
Relief printing

A range of Columbian Eagle and Albion presses used for linoleum and woodblock.

Etching

A number of Etching Presses with aquatinting and acid etching facilities.

Intaglio printing

Intaglio presses are used for engraving, etching, mezzotint, aquatint and drypoint.