Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Drypoint Printing

In this lesson we were required to produce samples of etching using the same techniques the Chapman Brothers that does painting and prints.

Materials Needed

  • Perspex plate
  • Etching tools
  • Caligo Printing inks
  • Scrims
  • Watercolours
  • Printing press

Health and Safety

  • Make sure you keep your work a era clean and tidy
  • Keep area ventilated
  •   Wear protective clothing
  • Use a cutting matt when etching to stop the plate from moving.


Using a sharp etching tool, incise into the perspex.
Rubbing small amounts of caligo ink into the incised lines with scrim, work in a circular motion ensured the ink is pushed in.
Wipe off any excess ink off the surface of the plate.
Lay the etched plate on the printing bed and on top the plate lay a pice of dampened piece of watercolour paper.Cover with the felt blanket and roll through the printing press. Carefully lift the print from the plate. Allow to dry.

Monoprint

It is a one off print, the word ‘Mono’ means one.
It is known as monotype, monoprinting is a way of
producing expressive one-off images, allowing you to use
the strengths of printing together with the 'spontaneity' painting and drawing.

There are three types of monoprinting,  one is positive or additive.

Ink is rolled onto a plastic sheet or glass, paper is then laid over the top. A
drawing tool is used to apply pressure which transfers the ink onto the opposite side of the paper.

There are different ways to do monoprinting,  here are some;
Drawing into the ink
Laying paper and drawing onto it
Painting directly onto plate
Stenciling
Printing with or without a press

http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/missfcmay/monoprinting-16346331
This link at the top take you straight to positive and negative printing methods along with images

The next print method is reductive or subtractive

It can be created by covering the plate entirely
with etching ink. Remove the ink partially or wholly for the
lighter and white areas of the picture being made to produce a
negative or subtractive print. This can be carried out using
brushes, toothpicks, cotton swabs, foam, rubber, fingers, etc. When
the picture on the plate is finished then it can be run through an etching press with dampened paper

Painterley

Tools which can be use for this technique:

Biros: Soft, thick lines for additive method
Sharp pencil: Crisp Lines for additive method
Cotton buds: For creating areas of texture during additive method or
taking areas away during reductive method
Tooth picks: Fine Line detail for reductive and additive methods
Paint brushes: For reductive, additive and painted method.

http://marytaylorart.com/Gel/How_to_page.html

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