INK MIXING FOR LETTERPRESS: COLOR THEORY & PRACTICE
Learn to mix custom ink colors and understand how different inks behave on press. This hands-on workshop demystifies ink mixing, covering how to achieve specific colors from base inks, adjust viscosity and transparency, and troubleshoot common ink problems.
You'll work with NBLA's collection of base inks to mix custom colors, learning the differences between rubber-based and oil-based inks, when to use transparent vs. opaque mixing techniques, and how additives affect print quality. Students will print color samples to take home as a personal reference guide.
Whether you're trying to match a specific color, create unique effects, or simply understand your inks better, this workshop gives you practical knowledge you'll use every time you print.
Prerequisites: Active printing practice recommended
Materials: All materials included (base inks, modifiers, paper for samples)
Instructor: James Tucker is a printmaker and letterpress printer who founded and ran The Aesthetic Union in San Francisco for ten years. www.jameslewistucker.com
Available Dates
Sunday, May 24th
10:00am - 1:00pm
WORKSHOP POLICIES & REGISTRATION INFO:
frequently asked questions:
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Registration opens when classes are announced on our social media, newsletter, and posted around town. We encourage participants to register early, as space is limited and tends to fill up fast. We cannot reserve space in a workshop without receiving full payment, either with online registration.
You can reserve a space if you can drop off or mail a check or cash within the week you reserved the space.
E-mail reminders are sent out about one week before the workshop takes place.
Walk-in registration on the day of the workshop is not accepted.
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Please alert us as soon as you know you cannot make a workshop you have registered for. We will issue you a class credit if canceled seven or more business days before the workshop. The class credit must be used in the current or following workshop season.
If canceled with less than 7 days remaining until the workshop, no credit will be issued.
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Classes are not guaranteed to run if minimum enrollment is not met. You will receive updates via email regarding the possibility & confirmation of a class cancellation. If your class is canceled, we will issue you a refund via check to the address provided in your registration form.
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Please email us at info@northbayletterpressarts.org to let us know if there is a workshop you would like to be placed on a waiting list for. If someone forfeits their place, you will be notified immediately by email with a link to register.
Location:
925 Highway 116 South
Suite D
Sebastopol, CA 95472
*park in the back gravel lot