Art Print Residence Workshop

Our workshop

Workshop founded in 1992

Is located on the ground floor of our home. In addition to the approximately 150 square meters of working space, we also have an outside working space of 100 m2.

This garden area can be used when the weather is suitable. One of our studios main features is the natural light, with 12 linear meters of south-facing windows. In addition to the beautiful Mediterranean climate and close proximity to Barcelona, it is an ideal location to contemplate new ideas and carry out your projects.

Our shop is divided into several specific work areas.

The plate creating area
Artist’s workplace, with a large table.
Mechanical zone with a wide variety of saws, milling machines, guillotines, flexible shafts, drills, and a set of electrical tools. Artists are able to work on metal materials (copper, iron, …) as well as on plastic and wood.

We can accommodate copper plates up to a maximum size of 100×200 cm. 39.3×78.74 inches.

Studio facilities

WORKSHOP INFRASTRUCTURE

We have one motorized press with the following bed sizes:

Ribes 130 x 240 cm; 53.14 x 94.48 inch

Manual etching presses

Gea Jalon 70 x 150 cm; 27.55 x 59.05 inch

Ribes 100x150cm; 39,37×59,05 inch

Ribes 80 x 170 cm; 31.40 x 66.9 inch

littel Ribes 40x60cm 15,7x 23,6 inch

Letterpress

Bed printing size 70×73 cm 27,55×28,74 inches

EasyTypo Pro3

Printing paper size 45×64 cm 17,7×25,19 inches

Typo wood blocks

Various sizes and types

Metal, carboard and paper cut machines:

Guillotine for cutting paper 70 cm

Metal Jump shear 62 cm

Bookbinding press 60 x 50 cm

Printing and Platemaking area

Printing and Paper area:

Glass table 80×180 cm

Table for inking 80×200 cm

Two hot plates 80×100 cm; 31.49×39.3 inches

Water tray to wet the paper before printing 100×240 cm; 39.3×94.48 inches

Table 240×210 cm. In this area is possible to hand cut paper for printing and to work in bookbinding.

Two working tables 130x240cm; 51.18×94.48 inches to prepare the paper or for postproduction.

The aquatint area:

Aquatint box, Asphalt oven, Spray booth with fan, Compressor

Maximum size of the plate:

104x74cm

Soft Ground facilities:

Hot plate 40x60cm for soft ground

Acid baths:

The space dedicated to mordants has different tanks with acid (ferric chloride)

One large tank for plates up to 100 x 200 cm 39.3 x 78.74 inch

Vertical tank with Edinburgh Etch 90×100 cm

Vertical tank for Electroetch 60×40 cm

A cleaning tray to clean the plates with a high pressure hose

Dark room / photo-etching area:

The workshop is equipped to make photo-etching with photopolymers plates. You can also use photopolymer emulsion film on copper plates.

Exposure unit for plates up to 100×110 cm

Plate whirler 40x04cm

Lighting table 40x50cm

Hot air oven 80x70cm

Printers

Minolta Copy machine with analog technology black and white paper format A3

Inkjet printer SURECOLOR SC-P800 9 UltraChrome inks paper format A2

Ricoh Aficio Laser color format A3

HP laser Pro black and White

Silhourette Cameo Cuter

Computers

Macbook and PC

Outdoor spaces

Place to relax

Place to meet

Place to work

Place to show

Place to create

AVAILABLE TOOLS

Hand tools:

Burins, Gouges, Diamond points, Ceramic tools, Mokuhanga tools, Woodcut tools, Hand Inking Rollers, Brayers, Spatulas, Brushes, Barens

Brayers

19,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 9

19,5 cm width 20° shore quantity 1

15 cm width 35° shore quantity 1

10,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 2

9 cm width 35° shore quantity 1

7,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 1

5 cm width 25° shore quantity 2

3 cm width 25° shore quantity 1

2,5 cm width 25° shore quantity 3

2 cm width 35° shorequantity 1

1 cm width 25° shore quantity 1

0,5 cm width 25° shore quantity 1

Two Hands brayer

40 cm width 35° shore quantity 1

Rollers

50 cm width 16 cm diameter 50° shore quantity 1

50 cm width 14 cm diameter 50° shore quanity 1

40 cm width 15 cm diameter 50° shore quantity 2

40 cm width 10 cm diameter 75° shore quantity 1

Sharpening tools

Power tools:

Jigsaw, drill, Dremel, power tools.

WHICH TECHNIQUES CAN YOU PRACTICE IN OUR STUDIO?

INTAGLIO TECHNIQUES

Mezzotint

Drypoint

Engraving

Etching

Aquatint

Spit bite aquatint

Toner aquatint

Sugar lift

Soft ground

White ground / Soap ground

Collagraph

Carborundum

Photo etching

Solar Plate

RELIEF TECHNIQUESINTAGLIO TECHNIQUES

Woodcut

Wood engraving

Woodcut with a mobile plates

Relief printing

Relief printing with magnetic plates

Mokuhanga

PLANOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

Mokulito

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

We have expertize to offer technical suport to the artists. Technical advise is available for 20€/hour on demmand.

Printmaking Workshop