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Printmaking at the Denver Art Museum.

Etching for Everybody: Drypoint Etching

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Etching is an intaglio printmaking process where an image is incised onto a plate, then inked and printed on a press. This 4-week class seeks to demystify etching by teaching a method that is as simple as drawing. No expensive metal plates, no acid baths! Just an etching needle, a plexiglass plate, and you. We will learn what intaglio is, the difference between traditional acid etching and drypoint, and how to ink and print an image.

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Creative Hub—Martin Building, Level 1
Ticket required, discount for members and Museum Friends
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Class Details

What to Expect

We will learn the process of incising an image onto a plate by hand, how to ink an etched plate, and how to print our plates on a press. We will also experiment with adding color to our etching using the chine collé method of layering thin, colored tissue paper. Students will also learn methods for printing by hand so the experimentation can continue at home!

Materials

All materials are included in class pricing and will be provided to students at the beginning of class.

Pricing

All materials are included in the price of the class.

  • Museum Friends: $95
  • Member: $100
  • Student: $100
  • Non-Member: $120

Learn more about the benefits of a DAM membership and the Museum Friends program.

Dianna Miguez

About the Educator

Dianna Miguez is a multimedia artist and printmaker in Denver, Colorado. She works primarily with paper and textile, and has a background in digital art and graphic design. Dianna has B.A.S in English and Studio Art, and she currently works in Creative Engagement at the Denver Art Museum.

View her art on her Instagram, @diannamiguez.

Visitor going hands-on at a printmaking machine

Creative Classes at the DAM

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