Swedish tracing paper
What is Swedish tracing paper? This is a thin but strong tissue paper made from natural abaca...
Read MoreWhat is Swedish tracing paper? This is a thin but strong tissue paper made from natural abaca...
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Silk Aquatint printing up close In this post I am taking the idea of silk aquatint as a starting...
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Materials, Creative process, Sticky tapes
its not just about technique and special effects; the role of design is to help organise all this material, bringing it together in a coherent way, and enabling you to express and share your ideas in a print.
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Collagraph, Materials, Gels and pastes
Tar gel is fantastic stuff to add to collagraph plates, it will help you create lively dynamic effects, and is really fun to use as welI.I assumed that everybody knew about Tar Gel, but recently when…
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Paper, Materials
Visiting Moulin du Verger for a conversation with Jaques Brejoux, (with my pretty rusty French and his pretty good English) felt like stepping back several centuries to a time when the master paper maker was an artist in his own right.
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Paper, Materials, Chine Collée
This fine gossamer tissue has three excellent qualities for printmakers; it is very thin, very strong, and not expensive. In this post I want to introduce you to some of its potential for printmaking.
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