Tag Archives: Drypoint etching

Project: After the Bushfires – Part 2

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Claire B

This project has developed to incorporate 3 distinct print methods to produce the imagery: solar plate etching, drypoint and linocut. Each was applied to Japanese Iwaki paper and, once dry, this paper was adhered to a sheet of 250gsm BFK … Continue reading →

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Project: After the Bushfires – Part 1

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Claire B

It was during a workshop with Brenda Tye in September 2017 that I first explored drypoint printing. We were given a piece of drypoint plastic and an etching needle and told to scratch our design into the plastic before inking … Continue reading →

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Project: Bags of Choice

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Claire B

Drypoint trials I’d like to create a concertina book with a whole array of handbags on display. Drypoint isn’t something I’ve done a lot of but using an etching needle to scratch into thin perspex seems like a good way … Continue reading →

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Self portrait

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Claire B

And now for something completely different. Having been playing with water colour effects on paper recently I considered how they could be combined with my more usual oil-based printing techniques.  My goal was to produce a printed image on paper … Continue reading →

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Part 2: Etching with Basil Hall

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Claire B

In Part 1 of my recent course with Basil Hall I worked on 2 colour etching plates.  That 2 day workshop encouraged a small number of us to visit Basil in his studio for a further 2 days of printmaking.  … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Prints 2

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Claire B

Print Series 2 Source material as inspiration: Striated muscle fibres of the heart.  Again, I zoomed into the detail. Drawing the design: After a brief outline drawing I scratched directly into 1mm polycarbonate sheet and .5mm PVC clear film (acetate). … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Prints 1

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Claire B

Print series 1 Source material as inspiration: I chose this picture of bone calcification and zoomed into the detail. Drawing the design: After several small sketches I redrew my design to full size. Transferring the image: A zinc sheet was … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Source material

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Claire B

Several days printing, in a residential retreat, with tutor Tony Ameneiro and 9 other keen printmakers was a great way to spend last week, and super stimulating. Having no idea what his take on etching was and what materials we … Continue reading →

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Carborundum & Drypoint Printing

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Claire B

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 or reference material depicting objects from nature.  I photocopied some of my past ideas: As … Continue reading →

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Printmaking with Seraphina Martin

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Claire B

3 1/2 days of printmaking in the Blue Mountains with Seraphina Martin has resulted in some good outcomes, a new view on ‘collaging’ print layers and some excellent tips to improve my techniques in the future.  It’s left me with … Continue reading →

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