Student Portfolio Day – Drypoint & Lino

1 day course
20 February & 29 October 2025
10am to 4pm

£55 including all materials

Student Portfolio Day – Drypoint & Lino

An opportunity to work with experienced printmaking tutors in a professional studio. Focussing on developing and boosting coursework for GCSE, A-Level and International Baccalaureate as well as portfolio preparation for an application to a Foundation or a Degree course. You will be working in Drypoint using a larger (image approx. A4) and you will have the opportunity to extend this with Chine collé and experiment with counterproofs, layering and image separation.

Course structure
• Look at and discuss work in sketchbooks.
• Explanation of the technique and looking at examples.
• Introduction to tools and equipment.
• Use of scrim and wiping techniques for inking drypoint acetates.
• Printing using etching presses.
• Use of Chine collé and experimental layering

Pre-course information
Bring Sketchbooks and images from study course work.

Experience level
Anyone wishing to refresh their skills and expand their portfolio.

Maximum 15 places


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Payment / Terms and Conditions

For all courses except CPSC Certificate course

Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.

If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.

For CPSC Certificate course

Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.

If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.

There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.

Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.