Collagraph printmaking

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 week, 4th will be starting their background for the Collagraph printmaking project! This was inspired by the fabulous @Mrsdow_Artroom! Give her a follow on Instagram! After they finish their background, they'll start gluing the foam shapes onto their square printing plate. Videos and how to below! Materials: Speedball ink Brayer 90 lb paper Wonderfoam shapes school smart fluorescent paint Big Kid's Choice paintbrushes Elmer's Glue-all This background was done with School Smart Washable…

3rd in a series of collagraphs made from discarded wallpaper samples and printed with Akua Colors applied a la poupée before printing on an etching press

A mat board collagraph print of a woman reading on a sailboat, with details and a supply list to start your printmaking journey using the same process.

Lighthouse Collagraph Printmaking Project by small hands big art

Collagraph plate. My first attempt. Just wanted to get samples of different textures and this stratigraphy layout worked well. Patricia Daugherty

An Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking step-by-step tutorial with Elise Wagner. In encaustic collagraph process encaustic wax is used in place of, or in addition to, collage materials. Wagner Collagraph wax has been specially formulated to easily release from the paper when collagraph printing.

This week, 4th will be starting their background for the Collagraph printmaking project! This was inspired by the fabulous @Mrsdow_Artroom! Give her a follow on Instagram! After they finish their background, they'll start gluing the foam shapes onto their square printing plate. Videos and how to below! Materials: Speedball ink Brayer 90 lb paper Wonderfoam shapes school smart fluorescent paint Big Kid's Choice paintbrushes Elmer's Glue-all This background was done with School Smart Washable…

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…