This type of intaglio print can produce the continuous tones and sharp details associated with photographs. The prepared plate is then exposed to a film positive under industrial ultra-violet light, before being etched. This light-sensitive coating is prepared to first recieve ink by treating it with an aquatint, according to the platemaking method being used. Using this method, a metal plate gets coated with photosensitive medium. You’ll see ink adhere to the paper as you push the cotton pulp of the paper towards the ink resting in your carved linear elements.Sometimes loosely referred to as photo etching, the photogravure process creates a type of intaglio print. Hold it steady with one hand while you burnish the back of the paper with a spoon. Lay a thin sheet of kozo mulberry printmaking paper or BFK Rives light weight printmaking paper on your inked and wiped plate.Ink the plate with intaglio printmaking ink, wipe it with tarlatan, and buff any upper surface areas you want to “brighten” to alter the shades of plate tone (you can see this done in my demo video below).Seal the plate again with the same varnish, pushing a thin coating along each line you carved to seal the exposed paper of the mat board.You’re basically removing the drawn line, and replacing it with a trough you’ll pack with printmaking ink. Keep the cuts shallow, and tilt the blade so you cut in a V shape under your drawn lines to remove them. Lay the mat board on non skid shelf liner to keep it steady, and begin carving the line-work out of the top-layer.Seal the plate with the acrylic gloss medium and varnish thoroughly on the front, back and all edges.Draw your design on the back (smoothest side) of the mat board.Gather your supplies ( here’s a list) and watch the tutorial video here: mat board (also called mount board in other parts of the world), a blade or knife, a pencil to draw your design, Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish, non-skid counter liner, a craft paint brush, intaglio printmaking ink, tarlatan wiping cloth, printmaking paper and a spoon.
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I’ve included a list of posts on collagraph plate building, inking (including a la poupee), wiping and printing below, so keep scrolling on down to see more… ? Here’s a link to a traditional collagraph, made with kid-grade construction paper, cut into the shape of a sleeping figure, and adhered to a sheet of mat board. When the inked and wiped collagraph plate is pressed against paper – usually on a press, (but also rubbed with a baren or spoon) the resulting collagraph print is richly textured and wonderful. The wiping removes ink from the uppermost surface area, but leaves plenty of pigment embedded around the textural elements, and caught against the curbs of layered shapes on the collage. After the sealed assemblage dries, the surface is inked, and wiped, intaglio style, with tarlatan, which is starched cheese cloth. Shapes and textures are layered on a matrix or plate (usually metal, masonite or plexiglass) and sealed with a gloss varnish. If you’ve wondered how to make a collagraph – especially from mat board – here are the basic instructions, with a tutorial video! A collagraph is a type of printmaking, traditionally made from a collaged printmaking plate.
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