etching pressBracken Press print-workshop Established 1974

         Individual courses for print-makers,  in intaglio (etching, drypoint, aquatint)

& block printing, (lino prints, surface printing).    Email 

Before you arrive

Please email for factsheets (or download and print from the list below), which will be sent via email or snail mail

Things to bring:-

  1. Protective clothing, ( printing can be very messy).
  2. Protective gloves.(whilst cleaning the plates).
  3. A sketch of the design you wish to print
  4. Packed lunch.( Alternatively, there are 2 local shops , 2 public houses and 1 cafe in the village 3 minutes walk away)

Reading matter on printmaking.

Below is a list of the various books available to read up on the various processes used at Bracken Press Printworkshop, most are available on the internet,  a hyperlink to a specialist bookseller is included.

   Dictionary of printmaking terms  by Rosemary Simmons well known printmaker and the retired founder and editor of the magazine Printmaking Today. £12.99

Available from  T.N.Lawrence 

See also Printmaking books  Some of the books available to read at Bracken Press.

Factsheets

  The following files require Adobe reader which can be downloaded by clicking the Adobe image.

Drypoint

Aquatint

Etching 

Mezzotint 

Printmaking terms 

The art of etching.

Engraving
 

If you are travelling any distance and require accommodation  for a list of local hotels, B & B see below..

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Accommodation:-

Local:-

*       Wrea Head Country House Hotel 

Barmoor Lane, Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO13 0PB     (Distance from Bracken Press Print-workshop, 1 mile by road, or a pleasant walk past the cricket pitch)

Town Centre:-

(Distance from Bracken Press Print-workshop, 3 miles)

*      The Royal Hotel  St. Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HE 

*       www.premierinn.com/  Premier Inn , Scarborough Falconer Road, Scarborough YO11 2EN,

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