How to Ink a Collagraph Print Plate Dynamically Using One Color

Subscribe to my Art Blog for more Downloads and Tips: This printmaking tutorial is a demonstration of how to control Lights and Darks strategically while wiping Inks from an intaglio style mat board collagraph print plate. The accompanying blog post is here: All materials used in the video are linked below. If you’re looking for instructions to make a collagraph plate from mat board like this one, look at this tutorial: You can get the supply list to make a collagraph plate here: Leave any questions you have in the comments below. I reply as soon as I get notified that you’ve left a message. Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to subscribe so you don’t miss any of the new videos I’m working on! Visit my Etsy Shop to see work for sale from my studio: Materials: Reference photo (select something with simple lines and curves. Example: a coffee cup with a few stems of poppies would work well... but a cut-crystal vase of daisies might be a bit too much to carve.) :) Standard Framing Mat Board (also called mount board) Pen X-Acto knives: Standard xacto knife Retractable #9 (tiny) blade knife Fiskars Swivel Tip Tiny Finger Knife Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife (uses standard #11 blades) Rubber Pencil Grip (these are very helpful if your hands are tender while gripping) Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish to seal your mat board plate Paint Brushes to ink the plate Rubber Gloves (always wear them while handling inks and modifiers) Akua Ink starter set Akua Paynes Gray Intaglio Ink Akua Graphite Intaglio Ink Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink) Akua Transparent Base (this makes beautiful, transparent ink colors) storage jars for leftover ink BFK Rives paper Heavier Weight (for use with a press) BFK Rives paper (lightweight) for use with hand rub/transfer (*recommended if you plan to add other media*) Kozo Mulberry paper (for hand rub/transfer, and no watercolor or wet media on the print, but works well if you want to add colored pencil) Tarlatan cloth for wiping the plate Pointed Cotton Swabs Self Healing Cutting Mat Colored Pencil (optional) apron Non-skid liner to secure your plate while inking & cutting metal ruler with cork back for paper tearing spatula for mixing/laying out ink Mylar sheets (tape one down to mix ink on, if you don’t have a piece of glass) Takach etching press If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them! Happy printing! #collagraph #matboard #intaglioprint You can find me here: (Note: This supply list includes affiliate links, which costs nothing to you, but keeps my art supplies stocked with a wee percentage of your sales of those items. Thanks for supporting my studio work, so I can share my experiments here with you!)