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@@dawnhoffmann3685 The plate is sensitized, so anything not drawn attracts water and rejects ink (when wet). The sharpie and ball point pen reject water therefore attract ink. These plates are made to be quick, skipping the whole etch process, but they are limited. Thanks for watching and the comment.

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Worth trying, I mean we do etch a litho stone before the dissolve/rub up part so that logic makes sense. If I get back to this process some time soon, I'll get that a go.

I re-watched to be sure, but I don't recall saying "sharpie oil." I don't enunciate well, is this a closed captioning suggestion?

Excellent! This makes sense, as I would normally do that in a studio. Some of my solutions were pretty quick, so clearly I missed steps and materials. Thank you so much for sharing!

Absolutely! This is not great paper and the ink is not ideal for this process. Thanks for commenting. If you have recommendations please feel free to post them so others can see.

Hmmm. I've never tried it but I am going to guess at what may happen. The oil-based ink often has waxes and driers and other additives that condition it for an even drying time and helps it roll out. Oil paint is likely to have a different combination of wax/oil/pigment/additives so it's likely to behave differently. You can buy small tubes of oil-based ink if it's just the size. Since lithography-especially Kitchen Litho-is so fussy, introducing new variables may make things difficult. That said, if you try it and it works, then maybe it's doing something better than oil-based printmaking ink does. Long way of saying I don't know but I have doubts.

Thanks for watching and the very specific questions. This should work for paper litho, though I can rarely get more than a couple prints from that processes versus the Prontoplates/Smartplates (which I can print at least 20 most times). I am using the ball of the spoon for most of it but then the edge when I need to apply more pressure on certain areas. I've tried other palm presses but not made a video. People like the glass Frog and that works well. A really good barren is probably best though, I have a ball-bearing barren from McClain's that I love.

@@twinbeepress thank you for the quick reply. Your videos are very informative and to the point. I look forward to more videos as they become available.

Oh no! My students had mixed success too, meaning lots of failures. I couldn't get sharpie to work,so I used litho crayons, yet all of them said sharpie or permanent marker was the best, most reliable. If you haven't tried it yet, maybe sharpie will do it

@@user-sx8eo6sk9u Excellent! I'm glad the sharpie worked for you. I should probably update the video.

Patrick Vincent Great, I'm looking forward to your new videos！

You're free to try it, but inkjet ink is water soluble so it's like it would wash off during the sponging process. Laser jet and photocopy use a fused plastic so it rejects the water, allowing ink to gather. If you have any success with an ink jet test, I'd be very curious to hear about it.

No. Ink Jet printer ink soaks into paper. A laser or photocopy uses toner that is adhered to paper with heat. The toner actually sits on top of the paper. It is the toner that attracts the ink. You can use a Sharpie to draw on the polyester plate as well.,

Thank you! I am happy to follow up if you want. I love collagraph as an accessible way to make great prints. Please share what you make

What trouble are you having? I'll do my best to diagnose

Thanks for the comment, I'm so sorry I didn't notice this until now! I do have some experience with collagraph, I should have some videos on my channel. Thanks for the link! I was definitely at SGCI in 2016 but must have missed Pati Scobey. Her technique is so much more refined than mine-I agree that the softness she's achieving is incredible. TBH I developed this project/process quickly assuming students had little resources, though I clearly should invest in pochoir proper. I'll also look out for Inuit artists using stencil, as I was unaware of that as well. Thanks so much. Again, apologies for not recognizing your generous comment earlier.