Some curlews flying over a sand dune I’m really enjoying these sharp silhouettes and have a particular love of wooden posts at the moment! no idea why - just love making the card plates look like weathered old wood! this is a collagraph and copper etching print - I cut the tiny copper plates out by hand just like a jeweller would with a tiny saw blade and lots of patience. #etching #copperplateetching #artwork #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #print #jennymccabe #intaglio #handprinted ...
I’ve added a little bit of blind embossing to the heron piece and I really like it! Blind embossing involves no ink and just relies on the paper moulding around the shapes of the plate to create interesting embossed detail - i make some reeds out of card and lace and covered them in foil tape. Going to print a very small edition as this plate is already starting to fall apart! #collagraph #collagraphprint #artwork #printmaker #artwork #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #print #jennymc...
Collagraph printmaking using Tetra Pak
How It’s Done STEP 1 – First, I open the carton, wash it, and let it dry. Then, I place the design, taking the folds and creases of the carton into account, and cut the plate. Collagraph printmaking using Tetra Pak STEP 2 – I scratch the design into the surface with an etching needle, or remove the coating completely for extra dark shading. Collagraph printmaking using Tetra Pak STEP 3 – Once the plate is completed, I ink it like any other intaglio plate and run it through the etching press
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