Introduction to Pulp Painting
Introduction to Pulp Painting
Introduction to Pulp Painting is a basic workshop for beginners in a unique papermaking technique. Pulp painting uses finely beaten pigmented pulp to “paint” on a freshly pulled sheet of paper before the pulp sheets are pressed and dried into paper. Please read the full description below.
Date: Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Artwork credit
First image: still from video of process of HFVM+7X
Second image: AURA (Flora Shum and Raoul Olou), HFVM+7X, pulp painting, 11 x 14”, 2020
Last image: Raoul Olou, (ツ), pulp painting, 5.5×8.5”, 2025
This is a masks required class.
Introduction to Pulp Painting is a basic workshop for beginners in a unique papermaking technique. Pulp painting uses finely beaten pigmented pulp to “paint” on a freshly pulled sheet of paper before the pulp sheets are pressed and dried into paper.
Participants will first learn how to make a sheet of paper using the pour mould method and then how to work with pulp paints to create interesting textures and shapes. Participants will leave with handmade papers with their own unique works of art and design.
Saturday, November 15th 2025
1 day class, 5 hours, 11am - 4pm
Instructor: Raoul Olou
Price includes all materials.
Level: Beginner, no experience required.
This is a masks required class.
Artist-Instructor Bio
Raoul Olou is a multidisciplinary artist who creates work that references personal experiences, ontology, and intuition, inspired by speculative fiction, science and popular culture.
