Drypoint & Chine Colle Printmaking Workshop - Image 2
Drypoint & Chine Colle Printmaking Workshop - Image 3
Drypoint & Chine Colle Printmaking Workshop - Image 4
Drypoint & Chine Colle Printmaking Workshop - Image 5

Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the latest class schedule.

DryPoint & Chine Colle Printmaking Workshop

Artist-Instructor: Alma Sinai

Location: Alma’s Studio
12045 Berlin-Neukölln (near Weichselplatz)
*important note: For inquiries about the workshop and if after registration the exact address wasn’t sent to you 3 days to the start of the workshop (also check spam folder), please contact a.sinai@berlindrawingroom.com

Language: English

Level: Beginners to more experienced.

June 7, 2025

Saturday, 11:00 – 15:00

Cost: 78€ (inc. VAT)

Materials:

  • All essential Drypoint and Chine collé materials included in the price. See more details below. 

What to Expect:

Did you know you can achieve etching-like effects and complex layering of imagery without using toxic chemicals or expensive printmaking equipment? In this workshop, we will explore how to repurpose Tetrapak packaging to create delicate & atmospheric Drypoint prints.

You will learn the technique of incising your image into a Tetrapak plate, a method that is both methodical and engaging. Once the plate is ready, we will move on to the process of inking and printing, combining this with the drypoint intaglio technique to create professional-quality prints.

A key technique we will cover is Chine collé, a method used to add depth, color, and texture to your prints. By adhering thin, delicate pieces of paper (often of a different color or texture) to the main printmaking paper, Chine collé allows you to introduce new elements to your composition without disrupting the print’s fine details. The adhered paper becomes part of the image during the printing process, adding subtle or striking contrast depending on your choices. This technique not only enhances the overall composition but also brings a layered, multi-dimensional quality to your prints.

Additionally, we will explore the history of drypoint printmaking, from its origins with copper and zinc plates to modern applications using materials like plexiglass and Tetrapak.

By the end of the workshop, you will gain a deeper understanding of both the technical and creative aspects of printmaking, and leave with practical skills to continue experimenting with these techniques.

Topics Covered:

  • Drypoint on Tetrapak: We will learn how to transfer and/or directly incise an image into Tetrapak sheets in order to then print them with ink and press. We will also cover some other upsides of using tetrapak as a plate, which is to cut the packaging into pieces so you can arrange it however you want, get crisp edges for your print and play with different compositions.
  • Chine-collé: This is a similar technique to collage with using Startch paste in order to press and print our collage elements(tissue paper, newspaper, etc.)
  • Composition: creating balance through combining Drypoint and Chine colle methods

Materials:

  • Included: The price includes all the essential materials.
  • Recommended to bring: Notebook, paper and particular printmaking inks you’d like to work with. You are encouraged to bring your own additional Tetrapak packagings to use as your drypoint plate and Tissue papers/newspaper/collage paper you’d like to use for Chine-collé . (options will be discussed during the first class).

About Your Instructor:

Alma Sinai was born (1989) and raised in Tehran. After receiving an associate degree in Cinema from University of Art in Tehran she moved to the USA in 2010. She pursued a BFA degree at RISD followed by an MFA at Parsons. In the past decade alongside being active as an interdisciplinary artist she has also been working as a teaching artist.

Sinai primarily works in printmaking, drawing, video and installation and she usually focuses on binaries such as absence & presence, indoor & outdoor, visible & invisible. Alongside the repetition is one of the common aspects throughout her projects. In the process of recurrence in the print-motifs, patterns and looped video narratives with no exit points, meanings get lost, added and distorted.

She has had solo and group exhibitions internationally in venues such as Dastan Gallery, 009821 Projects, International print center New York (IPCNY), Slaturhusid Culture Center, Site:Brooklyn, University of Edinburgh and Pratt institute. In the past years Sinai has attended residency fellowship programs including Vermont Studio Center and Lunga School in Iceland. She’s been based in Berlin since October 2021 after doing an artist residency program at GlogauAIR.

www.almasinai.com

You might also be interested in...