Intaglio Printmaking using Household Items This art form, which includes etching, engraving, Drypoint, and aquatint, is well known for its ability to produce prints that look like drawings and add a bit more realism with this approach to printmaking with its ability to capture dark tones with its textured surface. Intaglio printmaking involves creating a … Read More about DIY Intaglio Printmaking: Techniques, Tips & Household Materials
Collagraph Printmaking: DIY Techniques & Tips for Home
Collagraph Printmaking at Home Collagraphy is a cool way to make prints by mixing different materials together like a collage. It’s a blend of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. With collagraphy, you can create textured prints that look and feel three-dimensional. This method mixes relief printmaking with traditional intaglio printmaking. What’s nice about it is that … Read More about Collagraph Printmaking: DIY Techniques & Tips for Home
Relief Printmaking: DIY Techniques for Home
Relief Printmaking at Home Relief printmaking is one of the oldest and most straightforward printmaking techniques, making it an excellent starting point for beginners. The principle behind relief printmaking is simple: you carve into a surface, leaving the areas you want to print at a higher level. When inked, these raised areas transfer the design … Read More about Relief Printmaking: DIY Techniques for Home
Printmaking at Home: Prints with Everyday Household Items
As my love of printmaking grows and my time allotment towards this creative medium diminishes. I have grown a great love of printmaking with items from around the house. These are a sort of DIY approach to printmaking and it makes it kind of a quick and accessible and approach to printmaking. This post will … Read More about Printmaking at Home: Prints with Everyday Household Items
The Great Printmaking Ink Debate
The Great Printmaking Ink Debate: Water-Based vs. Oil-Based vs. Safe wash oil-based inks in Printmaking If you’re a printmaker, you know that ink is the lifeblood of your craft. It’s the medium through which your creative visions come to life on paper. But when it comes to choosing the right ink for your projects, you’re … Read More about The Great Printmaking Ink Debate