Lens paper for printmaking
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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Category: Chine collee
Print from a spider’s web
Look for a place where spiders like to make webs. This should be in the open, and somewhere where you can reach the web from both sides. This could be between the legs of a table, or along a fence; they like to use the uprights and cross pieces to anchor the web.
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Wet strength tissue for Chine Collee
Chine collee is an exciting and versatile technique for adding extra layers of colour, text and...
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The best glue for Chine Collee
UPDATE! April 2023 I have found a new “best glue for chine collee”, suggested by a...
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The Story of a Print; Midwinter Solstice
Here is the story of creating the ‘Midwinter Solstice’ print, I thought it was a good example as I started with no plan, just a spark of an experiment, and through allowing the creative process to unfold a new print was born!
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Artists’ prints with chine collee
I have collected these examples of artists’ prints with chine collee to illustrate some of the many ways you can use this versatile technique, and inspire you to try it in your own prints.
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