Blind embossing combined with colour
In this post I am taking another look at blind embossing and asking the question ‘what is the key...
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Category: Design
Design a two-plate collagraph print
Sometimes it’s not practical to fit everything onto one printing plate!
I am going to explain why I decided to use two plates for this collagraph print and how I worked out the process of designing and constructing the printing plates.
Different shaped printing plates
It is interesting to shake yourself out of your usual groove by questioning some of the assumptions you make. The rectangular printing plate is often one such assumption; it makes life easy and is in many ways convenient but is it always the most inspiring starting point?
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