Category: My prints
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Very pleased with how some of my prints have been coming out. A few more to go, and a new plate yet to print, so…
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‘Other World’ Print Plates In my post of 16th February I created my first 3 collagraph print plates for this series + 2 masks. Here…
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Today I’m reviewing collagraph printing and how to get a variety of effects. This is both for my own reminder and as a permanent record…
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Having severe computer-eye-strain has halted progress on my blogging recently. However, I thought this trial collagraph print for my Other World project worthy of presenting…
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‘Other World’ Print Plates In my post of 18th January I looked at both internal and external textures with a view to planning my Other…
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A couple of weeks ago I posted, as my image of the week, a computer generated image of my initial exploration into my theme of…
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The goal: To turn solid shapes into line drawings, create variations on the theme and translate these into a workable design to print. Stage 1…
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Reflection by Claire B Etched print, oil based inks, on 250gsm BFK Reeves paper, coloured with Inktense pigments. This is the best of the prints…
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The goal: Take line drawings and create a workable design to print. After my initial drawings of irises and grevillea (very loosely translated) a couple…
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Sepia & a touch of black + 40% translucent on 250gsm Dutch etching paper Sepia & a touch of black, with slight blue highlight in…
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In 2014 I toured New Zealand and visited Hobbiton, the village created for the movie The Hobbit. I, personally, thought the movie was only average…
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Even though my Linear Containment book was fully completed and assembled earlier in the year I still have an itch to print the final plate…
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As can be seen from the earlier stage of this project here I cut the etched plates at an angle, leaving me with a couple…
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Using one of the line and shape figures I recently drew I created a new print design, then worked on some simplified and stylised flowers.…
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Jumping for joy In position Out for a stroll Help, please The world is even more amazing upside down Stepping out These are the final…
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Stealth Let’s stretch it out Ouch! Maybe that stretching wasn’t such a good idea On the run
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Pushing the boundaries Through the looking-glass Super slippery Did I really sign up for this? Time-out Reaching out
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I may veer off to the side sometimes but I always return to unfinished projects. A year ago I played with two similar linocuts, positive…
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How to focus a mind in turmoil…… Loving this project but my brain has been well over-stimulated and darting in multiple directions, even though nothing…
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Today I was flattening and tearing up boxes for recycling. Being too lazy to move from my seat in the sun to go and find…
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I took masses of photos of red wine in a glass from various angles, with and without shadows. It was refilled once or twice as…
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I’ve been drawing for days, 20-30 minutes each day, in preparation for my next print project. I’ve started with a wine glass and have discovered…
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Further to my last post, where I started creating my new collagraph plate (without the large cut away areas), once the Mod Podge solution dried…
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In my last post I talked about the necessity of understanding the type of paper you’re using to print on, depending on the print method. …
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Loving my latest printing project although all is not going to plan. But isn’t that the beauty of printing? The serendipity of result when peeling…
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I’ve managed to squeeze in enough time for another couple of prints in my collagraph series. So far I’ve done 2 trials (posted here) and…
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OK, so I only managed to draw on 10 out of 28 days in February. I should be feeling like a failure, but I’m not. …
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In September I did a marvellous 2 day workshop with Brenda Tye and produced a collagraph plate (and print) I was very happy with (amongst…
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Further to my last post on this project here, I decided to have a go at adding some plate tone to the rocks. Happy? Not…
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Workshop with Brenda Tye A fascinating 2 day workshop where I learned a whole bunch of new techniques. We were asked to bring any sketches…
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Still loving this print! If you haven’t seen the progression of this project click here for stage 1 and here for stage 2 For my…
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Just loving this project! This week I’ve been concentrating on making a second plate to print with the etching I’ve already prepared. I’m aiming for…
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I’ve been desperately trying to get back to my ‘One & Twenty’ routine. OK, hardly a routine, but I’d like it to be. The idea…
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Following on from my last post, this week I pulped some more of my old print proofs (yes, you’ve guessed it, I have quite a…
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About 18 months ago I shredded some of my print proofs and recycled them into new paper, ready to be printed on again. At that…
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After further cutting on my first plate, it was time to take a new print proof of both the positive and negative images. Loving the…
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Back in February I was messing around with paper-making and tea-staining (blog post here) and, using Photoshop, I ‘cut’ out a couple of random tree…
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A couple of years ago, in a Jet James workshop, I made this print plate from 3mm foamex board (anyone following my blog will know…
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Doodling & Designing: I read in one of those zentangle books that a good way to start doodling is to draw a nine square grid…
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Using my original collagraph plate (see previous posts) as a reference I started to plan a larger version with a little more complexity. The sand…
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Continuing to play with the collagraph plate I made in the workshop with Gabriella Hegyes (see initial print left) I’ve been trying to get some…
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Part 3: Collagraphs: The first thing I love about collagraphs is that there is so much you can do to create an image. I’ve done…