Artistic Freedom: Exploring New Dimensions in Printmaking

In this video, I dive into how you can break free from the confines of rectangular printing plates and white paper backgrounds.
I explore the use of various materials, including recycled packaging with diverse textures and even household bleach to inject vibrant color into our prints. My approach is all about experimentation and welcoming serendipitous outcomes.
I guide you through preparing your watercolor paper with splashes of acrylic ink, manipulating tones with bleach, and then layering on textures and patterns using repurposed materials like shiny and matte packaging, as well as wallpaper.
0 Introduction
1:13 Substrate
3:35 Preparing Background
5:57 Preparing Collagraph pieces
12:25 Inking Up
14:00 Printing
19:50 Cling Film
20:23 Adding wall paper mono print shapes
End Discussion
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Collagraphy is a really versatile printing process in which a textured plate is inked up and put through a press. Different textures hold varying amounts. of ink and print different tones. Anything with a low relief texture can be stuck down and used: wallpaper, leaves, fabrics, tapes and threads etc

[@a3dpntr]

Excellent design created from items that didn't even have to be made, you just engineered them together! The wallpaper strips made the artwork into an abstract, conceptual, bridge-like structure. If this was for a contest, it is a winner!💯

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@janwebber9790]

Printmaking is perfect for thinking outside the box (no pun intended)! Thanks so much for showing how it's done. 🤩

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🤩 I love your pun, should have made it my video title! 👌😁

[@AinoShperber]

You are so creative and enjoy your experiments. Inspires me very much.
Thank you again.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are very welcome and thank you so much for your kind comments 🤗🙏

[@Noreenechen]

Thank you so much for sharing your work and your process!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@MollyPetrescu86]

Thank you for this incredibly inspiring video. I love this idea ❤

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏 and you are welcome 🤗

[@apple369]

Hi Marta. Thanks for another fun video.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are most welcome 🤗

[@mountainsno]

Fantastic. Thank you. I've used rubbing alcohol to split acrylic paint. I'm ready to try this. I love your outcomes.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Interesting! I will have a go at that too, thank you 🤗

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Fabulous
Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and hello from a windy Suffolk UK 🤗🙌😎

[@renig5059]

Fabulous… can one collograph with acrylic paints and do the same process polishing the plate with newspaper before the print🤪⁉️

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Inking up has to be done with print making inks as acrylics dry too quickly unfortunately 🥹

[@kaynilsen8405]

Hi Marta. Great video, as a always. I've always shied away from using bleach, as I've been afraid of it degrading the paper over time. Do you know if it has any detrimental affects over time? Thank you.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏
Good question. I guess if you soak the paper before printing, you are probably removing any residue of bleach. But I guess you’d have to put it to the test and see if there’s any degradation over time. I will keep a watchful eye on the artwork and let everyone know if there has been any deterioration 🤞