Print Lab – Guided Printmaking Sessions

Print Lab – Guided Printmaking Sessions

One session at a time. One print at a time.

Print Lab is a flexible, ongoing printmaking session led by artist Zhang Fuming. Each session allows you to work at your own pace, exploring a technique of your choice or continuing an existing project. Guidance is available only when you ask for it.

This format acknowledges that printmaking is best learned through a personalised, tactile approach. Every print is different, and every process is nuanced. That is why we offer time, space and support, not a fixed class plan.

Small group sizes (maximum 5 participants) ensure there is always space for one-on-one feedback when needed.

What You Can Do

• Learn or refine your technique in woodcut, linocut, engraving, drypoint or monotype

• Print at your own pace with professional tools and materials

• Work independently or ask for help when you need it

• Use our etching press (subject to availability)

Mediums You Can Explore

Woodcut – carve into wood and print bold, grain-rich images
Linocut – easy to carve, great for beginners or clean graphic designs
Engraving – fine lines on end-grain wood for detailed mark-making
Drypoint – scratch into a plate for soft, expressive lines
Monotype – painterly, one-off prints without any carving

Materials Provided (per session)

(Paper brands may vary depending on what we stock in-store)

Woodcut / Linocut

• 1 A6 woodblock or linoleum plate

• Carving tools, brayers, rollers, barens

• Oil-based and water-based inks

• Newsprint for proofing

• 3 sheets of A4 printmaking paper

Drypoint

• 1 A6 drypoint plate (polycarbonate or acrylic)

• Drypoint tools

• Ink and wiping materials (tarlatan cloth provided)

• Newsprint

• 3 sheets of A4 printmaking paper

Monotype

• Perspex or acetate plate

• Rollers, brushes, inks

• Newsprint

• 3 sheets of A4 printmaking paper

Engraving

• 1 small end-grain block (approx A7) or test plate

• Burins and engraving tools

• Inks and brayer

• Newsprint

• 3 sheets of A4 printmaking paper

If you are continuing an ongoing project, you are welcome to bring your own blocks, plates or paper. Additional materials are available for purchase.

Facilities & Tools

• Shared use of an etching press (we will coordinate turn-taking during sessions)

• Drying racks for your prints

• Full cleaning setup (rags, cleaner, solvents provided)

• Inking stations with rollers and spatulas

• Airy, well-lit workspace with good ventilation

Pricing

• $50 per session (2.5 hours)

• $150 for 3 sessions

• $220 for 5 sessions
  Multi-session packs are valid for 3 months from your first session.

Location

Drawing Etc. Creative Space
Arab Street, Singapore

How It Works

Sessions run weekly on selected weekdays and weekends.

Tuesdays & Thursdays 7-9.30pm

Sundays 3-5.30pm

After booking, we will reach out to confirm your preferred session dates. You can also contact us to check availability in advance. You do not need to book all your sessions at once. Just use your credits when you are ready.

About the Instructor

Zhang Fuming (b. 1989) is a Singaporean artist and printmaker specializing in black-and-white woodcut printmaking. A graduate of LASALLE College of the Arts, Fuming’s practice is deeply rooted in relief carving, using the medium’s immediacy and discipline to deliver layered social narratives through a contemporary realist lens.

With over a decade of teaching experience, Fuming has introduced hundreds of students to the fundamentals of printmaking. His teaching philosophy emphasizes hands-on learning, acknowledging that printmaking is inherently tactile, unpredictable and best understood through doing.

He is committed to preserving the craft of printmaking, while also fostering experimentation and individual exploration. Each session with Fuming offers space to engage meaningfully with the process, with guidance tailored to your needs and goals.