Kurse / Workshops: Drucktechniken / Printinq Techniques

Learn how to turn your drawings and photos into handprinted cyanotypes: deep blues, a spectrum of tones, and that unmistakable analog feel.

What is this workshop about?

Most people know cyanotype as "sun prints": a leaf on paper, leaving a pale silhouette. But once you know how to control the exposure, it becomes far more expressive. Working with shades of grey, a single print can hold up to 7 distinct tones, turning cyanotype into a beautiful way to reproduce your own art. Even from a digital image, the result comes out warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably hand-made.

Who is it for?

All levels. No digital skills required: the hand-drawn method needs nothing but your hands.

How does it work?

In this workshop you'll coat your own paper with cyanotype solution, prepare an illustration/design, expose it under UV light, and rinse it to reveal your prints. Everyone leaves with their own finished pieces.

How will you create your prints?

• By hand: drawing on tracing paper with colored pencils and crayons, or layering pieces of semi-transparent paper. 

• Digitally: preparing a grayscale file (Photoshop / Illustrator / Procreate), which we print onto tracing paper on the spot

What will you learn?

• How cyanotype works: its strengths and its limit

• Choosing the right papers, coating them evenly with solution, and controlling the result

• Preparing a hand-drawn negative on tracing paper

• Preparing a digital file: the right grey values, how to set it up, and how to turn a photo into a cyanotype negative

• Exposure under UV lamps, rinsing, and drying

What should you bring?

• Simple sketches or image ideas, monochromatic, with up to 7 tones

• If you want to work digitally: your own laptop or iPad

What's provided?

• All materials are provided: solutions, papers, tracing papers, drawing materials, brushes, and UV lamps.

• You take home your prints.

• Ready-to-use cyanotype kits will also be available to purchase on the day.

What language is it in?

The workshop is held in English.

Craving a creative summer? Want to glow up your wardrobe? Join the Linocut & Spritz sessions this June!

Learn how to transfer a design, carve a linocut block, and print it directly onto fabric. All with a drink in hand and surrounded by other creative people!

2 glasses of Spritz (or a non-alcoholic alternative) and all materials are included. Items to be printed on (clothing or tote bags) need to be brought by the participants themselves.

The event is hosted by professional artist Rebeca Ventura (Arte Gorda). Support is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and German upon request.

(EN) The Lino Café is a space to create, explore and hangout with fellow linocut enthusiasts.

Basic materials and drinks (tea & coffee) are included in the price. Special materials need to be brought by the participants themselves.

The event is hosted by professional artist Rebeca Ventura (Arte Gorda). Support is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and German upon request.

In order to participate in the Lino Café, you need to feel comfortable with the basics of linocut printing. Please contact us if you have not yet done the Intro to Linocut Class and we will arrange it for you: arte.gorda.email@gmail.com

(DE) Das Lino Café ist ein Ort zum kreativen Gestalten, Entdecken und Verweilen mit anderen Linolschnitt-Begeisterten.

Grundmaterialien und Getränke (Tee & Kaffee) sind im Preis inbegriffen. Spezielle Materialien müssen von den Teilnehmenden selbst mitgebracht werden.

Die Veranstaltung wird von der professionellen Künstlerin Rebeca Ventura (Arte Gorda) geleitet. Unterstützung wird auf Anfrage in Englisch, Portugiesisch, Spanisch und Deutsch angeboten.

Um am Lino Café teilzunehmen, solltest du mit den Grundlagen des Linolschnitts vertraut sein. Falls du noch keinen Einführungskurs in Linolschnitt besucht hast, kontaktiere uns bitte unter arte.gorda.email@gmail.com. Wir organisieren das gerne für dich!

(EN) Learn the art of linocut printing in Berlin and directly from professional artist Rebeca Ventura (Arte Gorda).

Materials and drinks (tea & coffee) are included in the ticket price.

In this class we will learn:

• What is linocut?

• Introduction to the materials

• Difference between linoleum blocks

• Negative thinking

• Sketch transfer

• Carving techniques

• Inking

• Printing (incl. basic alignment)

The class will be held in English. There is support in Portuguese, Spanish, and German upon request.

(DE) Lerne die Kunst des Linolschnitts – direkt von der professionellen Künstlerin Rebeca Ventura (Arte Gorda)!

Du lernst: 

• Was ist Linolschnitt?

• Einführung in die Materialien

• Unterschiede zwischen Linoleumplatten

• Negatives Denken

• Übertragen von Skizzen

• Schnitttechniken

• Einfärben

• Drucken (inkl. grundlegender Ausrichtung)

Materialien und Getränke (Tee & Kaffee) sind inklusive.

Der Kurs findet auf Englisch statt. Unterstützung in Portugiesisch, Spanisch und Deutsch ist auf Anfrage möglich!