Group Workshops & One - to - One Teaching Sessions
One – to – One teaching Sessions
We believe that collaborating with us on a lithograph is the best way for you to learn about lithography.
You can arrange bespoke classes (one-to-one, or group sessions) to your requirements on a date that suits you. Drop us an email to enquire! We are happy to discuss it with you.
Here are some of the things we can cover:
~how to grain lithographic stones
~how to etch stones and plates
~how to process ball-grained litho plates
~how to process photo litho plates
~how to make a transfer lithograph
~how to prepare paper
~print documentation
~how to mix inks and match colours
~ How to register multiple colour layers
These sessions can be for anyone who has an interest in lithography. Whether you are already a printmaker, a print technician or an artist who is curious about what litho can do.
Group Workshops
We offer regular group workshops throughout the year, see below for all available dates. 2026 dates coming soon!
Summer School Intensive
We have a more intensive dive into each discipline in our summer school which is a three week course running in July each year. The workshop is an excellent opportunity for artists, educators and printmakers to practice and learn skills.
Participants in this workshop must have experience of some form of lithography before signing up. If you are a beginner, we have lots of introductory workshops which would give an insight into the processes of lithography!
Students can book one, two or all three weeks of the summer school. Week one will concentrate on stone litho, week two on ball grained aluminium plate litho and week three on photoplate litho.
More details below.
To enquire about our courses, please email lemonadelitho@gmail.com.
3 Day: Colour photoplate lithography beginners
Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th & Friday Saturday 11th September 2026
10am – 4pm
This three day workshop is a full introduction to creating and printing your own lithograph. Choose to print three separate images or a three colour image. Perfect for illustrators, book artists, collage enthusiasts or printmaking lovers in general.
- Try using a whole host of drawing materials such as pastels, crayons, washes, stamps, cut out collage pieces, printed acetates to make your image.
- The image is then exposed in a light box to capture the tones and textures of the image layer that is made into a printing plate.
- The plate is then placed in a tray and developed and the image appears
- The plate is taken to the printing press and alternately sponged and inked and then printed onto paper.
You will be shown you how to prepare, expose and develop your plate, how to mix inks, handle a spindle roller and print a small edition of your work. If you would like to incorporate digital imagery, then bring along a laser printed acetate (printed in black ink) or ask us to arrange printing an acetate for you.
Photoplate lithography can pick up some incredible subtle details, which makes it a real catch! Jump at the chance to learn this new skill and get plenty of guidance from the experienced tutor along the way.
Stone Lithography Summer School
Stone Lithography Summer School (Week 1 only)
5th – 9th July 2027
£430
A five day focus on stone lithography. Suitable for artists with some previous experience of lithographic printmaking. Each participant is encouraged to explore the medium in the way which is most appropriate to their own interests and experience.
The five-day format allows for more in depth development of images, ideas and skills.
Learn about drawing, etching and printing traditional German limestone, marble and welsh limestone as well more advanced image making techniques.
Lemonade Pres has also developed non – toxic alternative to asphaltum which is in use in the studio.
Get the chance to practice and experiment with this wonderfully expressive process under the guidance of experienced tutors.
Students will have 24 hour access to the studio and some materials will be available for purchase directly. The idea is that participants are able to put the acquired knowledge into practice independently once the instruction hours are over.
Accommodation, food and travel are not included in the course cost.
Ball Grained Aluminium Plate Lithography Summer School
Aluminium Plate Lithography Summer School (Week 2 only)
12th – 16th July 2027
£430
A five day focus on plate lithography. Suitable for artists with some previous experience of lithographic printmaking. Each participant is encouraged to explore the medium in the way which is most appropriate to their own interests and experience.
Learn about drawing, etching, registration for multiplate colour layers, alterative techniques and printing the grained plate. Demonstrations cover a range of traditional and contemporary methods in the creation of fine art lithographs. Get the chance to practice and experiment with this wonderfully expressive process under the guidance of experienced tutors.
The Lemonade Press has developed a non – toxic alternative to asphaltum and also a new litho charcoal drawing material. Both of which will be in use during the summer school.
The idea is that participants are able to put the acquired knowledge into practice independently once the instruction hours are over.
Photoplate Lithography Summer School
Photoplate Lithography Summer School
(Week 3 only)
19th – 23rd July 2027
A five day focus on photoplate lithography. Suitable for artists with or without previous experience of lithographic printmaking. Each participant is encouraged to explore the medium in the way which is most appropriate to their own interests and experience.
Learn about drawing, exposing the plate and printing. Demonstrations cover a range of traditional and contemporary methods in the creation of fine art lithographs. See more details in the shop page.
Get the chance to practice and experiment with this wonderfully expressive process under the guidance of experienced tutors.
The idea is that participants are able to put the acquired knowledge into practice independently once the instruction hours are over.
3 Week Summer School
5th – 23rd July 2027
A three week focus on stone lithography, ball grained plate lithography and photoplate lithography. Each week will focus on one discipline. Students who book on the entire summer school will have the added opportunity of making several completed prints, or may choose to make one or two images with multiple printed layers comprising of stone, ball grained plate and photoplate.
Learn about drawing, etching, printing and registration. Demonstrations cover a range of traditional and contemporary methods in the creation of fine art lithographs. Get the chance to practice and experiment with this wonderfully expressive process under the guidance of experienced tutors.
Students will have 24 hour access to the studio and some materials will be available for purchase directly.
Accommodation, food and travel are not included in the course cost.
Stone Lithography for Artists 3 day workshop
£295
10am – 4pm
Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October 2026
This course is designed for artists and printmakers to build skills in stone lithography over three whole days in the studio. You’ll use traditional lithographic pencils and wash to draw directly on a grained lithographic limestone to create painterly and expressive marks. You’ll also be shown some more experimental mark making techniques which can be incorporated too! With guidance from experienced tutors you will learn how to creatively use the tools of the process to suit your own practice. This class covers different approaches to mark making, deletions, colour mixing and registration. You’ll be predominately working in monochrome, but colour can be introduced if time allows. For all skills levels. No previous lithography experience is needed.Suitable for all skills levels, no previous experienc of lihography is required. Go to shop
Charcoal in Lithography for Beginners
All skill levels welcome to this workshop!
This workshop is designed with artists in mind; learn how to draw with lithographic charcoal made right here in the studio. This material acts just like charcoal and used on a lightweight ball grained plate also opens up the possibility of making your drawing outdoors! Unlike the traditional drawing materials which contain grease, litho charcoal does not and can therefore be smudged and moved around the plate. Deletions can be made with a rubber, just like normal charcoal.
Learn how to process and print your drawing and how to incorporate traditional lithographic pencils too! At the end of the day you will leave with a small edition of your own prints. Book here
Image: Lucy Ball, ‘Aridane’
Aluminium Plate Lithography for Artists Weekend
21st & 22nd November 2026 or 20th & 21st March 2027
10 am – 4pm
£195
This course is designed for artists and printmakers to build skills in aluminium plate lithography over two whole days in the studio.
An ideal intro to plate lithography for beginners and those who would like to progress on to the summer intenstive workshop.
You’ll use traditional lithographic pencils and wash to draw directly on a grained lithographic plate to create painterly and expressive marks. You’ll also be shown some more experimental mark making techniques which can be incorporated too! With guidance from experienced tutors you will learn how to creatively use the tools of the process to suit your own practice.
This class covers different approaches to mark making, deletions, colour mixing and registration. You’ll be predominately working in monochrome, but colour can be introduced if time allows. For all skills levels. No previous lithography experience is needed.
Photoplate Lithography for Beginners
10am – 4pm
This one-day workshop is a full introduction to creating and printing your own lithograph. Get to grips with the basics of this practice.
Try out using a variety of drawing materials on a piece of transparent drafting film. Your host will show you how to prepare, expose (similar to exposing a screen) and develop your plate, how to mix inks, handle a spindle roller and print a small variable edition of your work. Photoplates are the least process-heavy within lithography, so its a great way to get started in the medium.
Painterly Monoprinting Morning
Dates throughout the year, see shop link below for all dates available
10am – 1pm
Come and experiment with the lovely medium of monoprinting as experienced printmaker Catherine Ade guides you through the process at The Lemonade Press!
Famously, the painter Degas used monotype, creating some of the most wonderful examples of the process. He also used this method as a way to make base layers for his paintings, showing how versatile it is.
There are several ways you can approach monotype and your host will talk you through the options before you get creative in the studio. You might choose to paint directly onto the plate, or maybe you’ll make negative marks by inking up the block in a colour and wiping areas away. You could even use leaves and objects to create marks in the ink film… the list goes on! Whichever method you choose, you’ll have a wonderful time getting hands-on and will create prints to be proud of.
At the end of this fun half-day experience, you’ll leave with a selection of prints that you have made during the workshop. Dates and Booking Here
Stone Lithography Weekend
22nd & 23rd May 2027
10am – 4pm
£210
Suitable for all skill levels. An ideal beginners course before attending our summer intensive workshop!
Draw and print from a litho stone over a weekend!
You’ll learn how to expriment with traditional lithographic crayons, inks and wash to create your own drawing on a limestone. The drawing is then etched and printed by hand on our direct presses.
You will learn how to use the press, etch and print your stone, and will go home with a small edition of prints you make on the course.
All materials and proofing paper included in the course cost. The stone sizes will vary from around A4 – A3 size. Each stone is different.