INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESS FREE

It only needs to soak for a minute as the good quality paper very quickly takes on enough water. Step 9: Pop the Somerset Satin Soft White cotton rag paper in the water bath. Step 8: Whilst you prepare the paper, place the plate back on the hot surface so that the ink is nice and viscous for printing

INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESS FREE

The photo doesnвЂ™t adequately show the definition in tone, but the highlighted areas are totally free from ink whereas the cross-hatched areas are left with some tone. Step 7: The plate prepared and ready for print with all the tools needed for that part of the process. (IвЂ™ve not included a pic of the cloth as inky hands and digi-cams donвЂ™t make good bed fellowsвЂ¦) Then clean off the most highlighted sections with the cotton bud once more to give a good greyscale where possible.

Step 6:В Once the outlines are picked out, use a fine cloth to remove the rest of the ink from the subjects body leaving a very thin layer.

The trick here is to imagine a light source and work in the highlights Step 5: Using a cotton bud, remove the ink from the body of the image. The key here is to leave enough ink on the plate for a good dark tone.

Step 4: Using lengths of pre-soaked and dried Scrim (its soaked in water to soften the material) first twist the ink into the lines using a circular motion, then using a cleaner piece begin to slowly remove ink from the plate until you have a thin, textured covering where you can see just enough of the image for the next step. Step 2: Ink the plate evenly from all directions using a scrap of mount board until the entire surface is covered with flat even tone. This heats the metal so that the printing ink becomes more viscous when it is applied and seeps in the marks more easily. Step 1: Warm the dry point etching on a hot plate.

Intaglio printing process