Gelatin Plates & Exploring the Monotype Gelli plates are made from gelatin (permanent plates are gelatin & glycerine) and are soft, flexible plates which can be used with hand-pressure or brayer pressure, opening the world of printmaking to those without presses or other heavy equipment. Instead of ink, you can…
In this class students will learn (or revisit) the basic techniques of drypoint on plexiglass, and explore the possibilities of combining the boldness and detail of drypoint images with the subtle texture and color of a collagraph. In the first session we’ll freely experiment with making collagraph plates, adding different…
In the first session of Intro to Copper Etching Workshop, we used tracing paper & carbon paper to layout (and transfer) our images on 4×6 inch copper plates rolled with hard ground. Below: carbon paper transfer on hard ground & needle etching tool used to draw through to expose copper…
