Printmaking Classes in Los Angeles, CA

LACMA’s exhibitions will spark creative content for your own work. In the studio, explore different printmaking techniques to design a single print or a series.  Taught by artist Marianne Sadowski.  Notes: Proof of age will be requested on the day of the event Art materials and parking fees included in tuition.

Learn to have a personal relationship with your materials so that when you push the button on your digital camera you have a pre-visualized notion of what the final image will ultimately look like up to and including what paper you will be printing on. More than just a technical class on photoshop and lightroom, this course will emphasize the digital...

Discover one of the most ancient, awesome and fun forms of printmaking! No previous art experience is required.  I will teach you everything you will need to know about making your own block printing stamps. Maybe you need to stamp your logo on packaging, make name tags for a wedding or you simply need to decorate your entire world with amazing...

Join us for an in depth study of the art of printmaking. Mindy will guide you through her process for creating botanical prints which are hand carved and printed from linoleum blocks. Enjoy this opportunity to make prints of your own original art! Please Note: All supplies included.

Inspired by current exhibitions and the collection, learn about composition and how to layer materials to build a collograph plate. Each week learn new techniques to create a series of prints. With artist Marianne Sadowski. Note: Art materials and parking fees included in tuition. 

Inspired by current exhibitions or the museum’s permanent collection, learn how to plan, carve, and print a linocut and a woodcut. Create small editions of your original work. 

Students learn about different printmaking techniques inspired by LACMA’s print collection. This course allows students to explore drypoint, transfers, and etched linoleum techniques and combine them to create one of a kind artworks. With artist Marianne Sadowski. Note: Art materials and parking fees included. Classes meet on the Los Angeles Times...

Be inspired each week by current exhibitions or the museum’s permanent collection to create your own work. Learn how to use simple drypoint tools and print a small edition on a press. Note: Art materials and parking fees included in tuition. Proof of age for children may be requested. Classes meet on the Los Angeles Times Central Court.

Inspired by current LACMA exhibitions, students will explore the lithographic process printing with pronto plates. With artist Marianne Sadowski. Art materials and parking fees included in tuition. All skills welcome.

Explore and combine different printmaking techniques such as mono print, linocut, drypoint, and pronto plate lithography, creating a small edition or a few one of a kind prints.  Each class begins by visiting the museum's collection for inspiration. Led by artist Marianne Sadows Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration...

Learn how to create your own modern stamps and use them to print on a variety of surfaces. Bold shapes can be carved into rubber, inked, and stamped onto every thing from wrapping paper to tea towels to totes. Similar to the block printing methods that have been around for a long time, carving your own stamps is on trend today as a modern method of...

Discover the basics of Asian printmaking in a unique hands-on workshop designed for professionals, artists, fashion/textile students, and manufacturers.  Find out about all three techniques by building a wood, paper, and/or linoleum printable plate with tools provided for use in class. Then put the plate to work using a Japanese Barren (6-8 inch...

Create a beautiful card with your own stamp. Block printing on cards. Need an invite to a party? Want to send a cute message to a loved one? Not liking any you find?  Learn how to make them! Design a stamp that you can use over and over again.