Printmaking Techniques


Intaglio Collagraph: more info

A Collagraph is an original hand made print pulled from a plate that was constructed by gluing textured materials to a hard board surface.


Hand Colored Engraving: more info

A hand colored engraving is an Original Print created by cutting lines into the surface of a plate (zinc, copper or acrylic). The engraved lines are then filled with ink and the surface of the plate is wiped clean. A print is pulled from the plate by passing it through an etching press with a piece of rag paper on top. The resulting print is then hand colored with watercolors and colored inks. 


Etching: more info

An original Etching is a print that is hand pulled from a metal plate (copper or zinc) where the line has been bitten into the plate with acid which corrodes & eats into the metal.


Woodcut:more info

A Woodcut is an original hand made print pulled from a plate that was constructed by cutting away all areas of a wood block that the artist does not want to print.


Digital Paint: more info

Digital paint is an emerging artform in which traditional painting techniques such as watercolor, oils, impasto, etc. are applied using digital tools by means of a computer, a drawing tablet and cordless drawing pen, and software.

Giclée Print: more info

inkjet-based digital print used as fine art

Original Mixed Media: more info

A mixed media painting is a combination of several painting mediums in the samepainting.

 

Collage On Hardboard: more info

Collage is a term used to describe both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down to a supporting surface.

Build Your Own Etching Press: more info

A set of plans to construct a heavy duty Etching Press

 

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