Preparing found materials for intaglio printing
“How could I print from that?”Was the question I asked myself when I found this...
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Tag: found materials
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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Textured wallpaper for collagraph printing
Discover a great resource of FREE textured patterns ready for printing as relief or intaglio!...
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Cast Latex Printing Plates
This is the best thing I have found so far for taking impressions of textures from 3d objects and then printing them directly. Latex picks up precise fine details, moulds round contoured shapes and stretches out flat. The thin rubber plate takes intaglio and relief ink and you can print it with or without a press.
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Printmaking rollers from old toner cartridges
If you do get your hands on redundant toner cartridges it is definitely worth extracting the rollers; their unusual shape may bring a new element to your printmaking.
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Embossed plates from PVC foamboard
PVC foamboard is a really intersting material for printmakers. In this post I will take you through some different ways of using it for embossing.
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