Blind embossing combined with colour
In this post I am taking another look at blind embossing and asking the question ‘what is the key...
Read MorePosted by Emily | Other posts, Design, Embossing
In this post I am taking another look at blind embossing and asking the question ‘what is the key...
Read MorePosted by Emily | Collagraph, Techniques, Gels and pastes
Silk Aquatint printing up close In this post I am taking the idea of silk aquatint as a starting...
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Collagraph, Colour, Techniques
in this post I am taking you through an experiment I did to ink the plates and make the textures look even more 3d.
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, 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.
Read MorePosted by Emily Harvey | Techniques, Carborundum
Sometimes it is good to go back to basics to unpick just how different platemaking materials interact and behave when you ink them, so whether you are an old hand with carborundum printing or it is a new area for you I hope this will give you food for thought and something to experiment with.
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