Drypoint Printmaking using a Cookie Container without a Press
While nibbling a cookie (Trader Joe’s Biscotti), I was pondering drypoint printmaking without a press. The cookie container in my hand was sturdy and smooth,
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Figurative Collagraph Printmaking – Printing Intaglio, and Relief, and Adding Other Media
Figurative Collagraph Prints Traditional mat board (known as mount board or pressboard in other parts of the world) is a wonderful material to make a
Painterly Printmaking with Monotype
Painterly Monotype Portraits with Colored Pencil Painterly printmaking with monotype is a very accessible art project. You don’t need a press, or sharp tools, as
Monotype Printmaking Experiments – Repairs & Fixes
Monotype Printmaking Experiments Every printmaking adventure has some element of surprise. Add a drop of modifier to the ink, or swap a tried and true
Drypoint Print on Plexiglass – Using Inexpensive Plastic for Intaglio Printmaking
Drypoint Print on Plexiglass Want to know how to make a drypoint on plexiglass? This little drypoint print (above) was an experiment with inexpensive plastic
Printmaking Tip – Landscape Color Monotype Prints
Color Landscape Monotype Printmaking Tips Here is a printmaking exercise for you. Make quick, small landscape color monotype prints from a page of Thumbnail Photos
Silk Aquatint Printmaking
Silk Aquatint Explained What is a silk aquatint? A silk aquatint is a form of non-toxic printmaking, in the intaglio style, that uses silkscreen fabric
What Happens When You Leave Printmaking Inks on the Plate too long?
What Happens When You Leave Akua Printmaking Inks on the Plate too long? Have you ever rolled Akua printmaking ink out on a plate and
Silk Aquatint Printmaking: Library Cat
Silk Aquatint Portrait Here is another silk aquatint , with colored pencil, based on a quick cell phone snapshot of my trusty studio assistant, Scout.
Inking Tutorials for Collagraph Printmaking for Single or Multi Color Prints
Mat Board Collagraph Versatility Have you ever made a mat board collagraph? If not, and you want to try it, visit this post for a
What is a Silk Aquatint? A Printmaking Method Introduction
What is a Silk Aquatint? Silk aquatint is a variation of a printmaking method – Aquatint. The traditional version uses an acid bath, a metal
Color Monotype – Betrothed with Printmaking Process Photos
Color Monotypes in the Studio I’m filming a color monotype video to demonstrate how something as simple as your choice of paper can make or break
Making a Color Monotype Print – a Printmaking tutorial video
Making a Color Monotype I’ve just published a tutorial video (you can see it below) showing the process to make a full color monotype from
Trace Monotype Printmaking (also called Transfer Drawing Monotype Prints)
A Buoy of Kindness Thanks for all of your generous responses to my last post. The artist-blogger community never fails to surge forward with kindness after
Monotype Printmaking – Learning to Love Books, and a monotype video from MOMA
Making Art in Public Places For a few years, I exhibited watercolors and printmaking for a month at a time at Descanso Gardens in La
Mat Board Collagraph Printmaking Design Ideas
Making Art Inspired by Life Happening Around You This mat board collagraph started as a doodle on a scrap piece of paper. You don’t have
Collagraph Printmaking – a Still Life of a Sink
Collagraph Printmaking Still Life from Mat Board I stayed at The Old Mill Inn – a Bed & Breakfast in Hatfield, Massachusetts a few years ago
Printmaking Drypoint: Cat Cot (& a tutorial video on drypoint printmaking from mylar drafting film)
A drypoint-from-drafting-film printmaking experiment resulting in the art above is posted on my youtube channel. You can make a drypoint engraving on matte finish mylar –
Monotype: Ophelia (& a survey of Printmaking inks)
I love the pre-raphaelite painters Millais, Hunt, Rosetti and Waterhouse. Their incredibly imaginative visual interpretations of Arthurian & Greek legends inspire scrutiny of narrative in paintings.
Watercolor Still Life Painting: Vanilla Sun (and legion papers for intaglio printmaking)
Hi everyone! Just a quick post of a watercolor still life painting today, so I can share this link I found to a long list of
Making a Mark Interview: Monotype Printmaking & Press Choices
I was interviewed for the British art blog, Making a Mark, about printmaking without a press. You can find the interview here.
Mixed Media Printmaking: Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier 6×4 monotype with watercolor & colored pencil Available in my Etsy Shop Best Wishes from California for a Merry, Festive, Restful &
Gelli Printmaking: Blending into the Circus
Blending into the Circus 6×6 Gelli Print Monotype with watercolor & colored pencil The last time I posted about using gelli monotypes as a background
Monotype and Mixed Media Printmaking – a Dog Portrait (with a Video Tutorial)
Tesseye 4×6 dark field monotype with watercolor & colored pencil (Private Collection) If you’ve had furry family members – cats, dogs, birds, horses, etc. –
Mixed Media: Ginger Hair (gelli plate printmaking)
Ginger Hair 6 x 6 Mixed Media Getting together with art friends for an afternoon of making can be just the right kick-start for your
Drypoint printmaking from Plexiglass – after seeing an exhibit of Anders Zorn paintings, drypoints and etchings
Drypoint Prints by Anders Zorn A few weeks ago, I saw the Anders Zorn (1860-1920) exhibit in San Francisco. Zorn is one of my favorite
Drypoint printmaking: To your Health
To your Health! 4.5 x 2.5 Drypoint with watercolor This drypoint is available in my Etsy Shop. After cutting a larger sheet of plexiglass for
Monotype printmaking with Watercolor: Lemon Sunshine
This art is available in my Etsy shop. I love the half-tone pattern (see below, before I painted it) of this style of monotype. Some
Monotype printmaking: Santa Barbara Harbor Surfers
Santa Barbara Harbor Surfers 8.5×10.5 Monotype with watercolor and colored pencil Available in my Etsy shop. This loose, impressionistic monotype was painted and pulled during