Printing techniques

In this post I'll share my collagraph, or collograph as it also can be spelled, printmaking process with you. I'm fascinated by the unpredictability of collagraph printing…

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Aluminium Foil Tape is a fantastic material to add to your printmaking kit. Use it to make speedy collagraph plates to print through an etching press. Take a look at The Curious Printmaker for some beautiful examples of how this tape can be used. We’ve used foil tape in two different ways to create prints. … Continue reading "Aluminium Foil Tape Printing"

Homemade pattern making tool with cardboard for gel printing video by Carolyn Dube #gelprint #gelplate

Monoprinting is a lovely technique that allows printmakers to be spontaneous, painterly and experimental. This simple monoprint project produces beautiful delicate prints using a piece of scrim and an etching press. Begin with a piece of perpex, a plastic inking plate or a sheet of drypoint plastic. use masking tape to tape off a rectangle on your perspex. … Continue reading "Monoprinting with Scrim"

This spontaneous leaf printing process only takes watercolor paints but produces some of the most detailed, vibrant leaf prints you've ever seen!

In this tutorial, mixed-media artist Cathy Taylor shows you how to create artful nature prints using easy monoprinting techniques.

Two Unanswered Questions. Artmaking is both about the techniques being used (I like to create images on paper and fabric printing monotypes by hand) and about the ideas being explored. Printing by hand allows time for contemplation. Some thoughts about memory and time – on my blog.

The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints

How to Make a DIY Printing Press from a Panini Press - How to make a simple DIY Printing Press to block print and linoleum cut print.