Cornelis Cort was an engraver and draughtsman from the Netherlands who lived the later years of his life in Italy. He spent his career engraving artists' paintings onto copper and, in doing so, invented a technique that changed European printmaking. Today we're taking a closer look at his life, his method, and why Titian couldn't do without him. Let's go!

Hendrick Goltzius was a Dutch engraver and painter whose astonishing technical skill shaped the work of his contemporaries and generations beyond. Today, we’ll look closely at two of his signature engraving techniques, the swelling line and the dot and lozenge method, exploring how they work, why they matter, and studying some beautiful examples along the way.

The Exquisite Corpse breaks the habit of over-planning and loosens the grip of authorship. It encourages participants to collaborate rather than control, to accept awkward joins, imperfections, and absurdity, and to value the process over a polished outcome.