Many of my favourite artists have used print making, from Rembrandt van Rijn to Ralph Steadman, so I was rather excited to see the workings of the print workshop. I signed up at the first available opportunity to get ink on my hands in the Intaglio printmaking workshop (15 Nov 13) and studied the lines used successful exponents of Intaglio printmaking .

Rembrandt slf_prtrt_beggar

‘Self Portrait’ as a Beggar. 1630.

Etching 116 x 70 mm.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam