Monoprinting from Two Life Models
Sunday 7th June 2026
11am – 4pm
Tickets: Standard Tickets £45
Tutor: Lynne Blackburn
Venue: Essex Print Studio
The return of our fun, popular, experimental workshop ! You will be painting directly from the life models using acrylic screenprinting inks, watercolours and colour pencils ….. straight onto a silkscreen. You will then print your painting onto paper which produces one, unique, print (hence the name ‘mono’ printing), with maybe another one or two ‘ghost prints’ as well.
Monoprinting is a great way to practice working quickly, and loosening up your drawing and painting skills. It can produce unique and unexpected results and your printed images will range from a bold statement to ghostly impressions. Come and explore the incidental qualities and textural possibilities of printmaking and how they can give your life drawing a new twist.
We will have the wonderful Life Modelling couple Ian & Andrea with us all day so plenty of time to make several screenprinted monoprints to take home. During the class our models will take up a series of dynamic poses so you can expect to be prolific monoprinters by the end of the day.
All the materials will be provided for the session so all you need to do is turn up. We’ll have tea, coffee and biscuits but you might like to bring along a packed lunch.
The ticket price is £45 which covers the models fee plus all printmaking materials for the session.