SOLVENT DRAWING WORKSHOP
Join Parish Stapleton for an experimental solvent drawing workshop in Redfern, Sydney that uses solvent transfer techniques to create layered, atmospheric images from printed source material.
This workshop invites you into a process of play, intuition, and transformation, where images are shifted, softened, disrupted, and reworked through touch and experimentation rather than precise control. Solvent drawing is a process of transferring and transforming printed images using solvent, pressure, and simple tools. Rather than drawing in a traditional sense, you work by shifting existing imagery into something more unstable, expressive, and open-ended.
In this workshop, you will learn how to choose and prepare source material, transfer images onto paper, and build layered compositions through repetition, interruption, and selective reworking. The process encourages experimentation and close looking, and often produces unexpected textures and ghosted traces that become part of the final work.
Parish’s approach is grounded in curiosity, visual sensitivity, and freedom from pressure. You will be supported to explore the process in your own way, whether you are interested in abstraction, image making, collage-based thinking, or expanding your drawing practice.
By the end of the workshop, you will have created a series of solvent drawings and gained the confidence to continue exploring the technique independently.
What you will learn
• How solvent drawing works and what materials to use
• How to choose and prepare printed source images
• How to transfer images using solvent and pressure
• How to build layered compositions through repetition and disruption
• How to work with texture, ghosting, and partial transfer
• How to continue experimenting with the process at home
Practical details
Location
Redfern, Sydney
Duration
2.5 hours
Group size
Up to 6 participants
Suitable for
Beginners and experienced creatives
Included
Materials and morning tea
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