How to make a Drypoint Etching Print from Mylar - a Floral Still Life

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This video is a printmaking demonstration of a drypoint etching (or engraving) created on drafting film (also known as Mylar or Dura-Lar), using a loose sketch of a floral still life, and then adding watercolors to the resulting print.
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If you don't have a press, see both of these videos for tips to print a drypoint engraving by hand:
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Check the links below for supplies so you can make a drypoint from drafting film too:
drawing pencils
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Dura-Lar (polyester drafting film as a plate alternative) #grafix
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three styles of etching needles:
Twisted Scribe (or Whistler's Needle)
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Cork Handled Etching Needle/Scribe
(this one was used in the video)
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Carbide Point Etching Needle/Scribe
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tarlatan for wiping ink from the plate
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daubers or "dollies": rolled strips of felt for #ink application
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or
you can use bristle paint brushes
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or
Matboard
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bfk rives printmaking paper (use this if you want to add other media, like watercolor, to your print)
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japanese kozo paper - use this if you plan to hand-transfer the image, and leave the inks untouched, with no other media added to the print)
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spatula for mixing/laying out ink
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Akua Ink starter set
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Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink)
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Akua Transparent Base
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storage jars for leftover ink
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watercolors
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Colored Pencils
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Charbonnel Black Etching Ink (oil based)
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rubber gloves
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Lysol Wipes
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Citra-Solv
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apron
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Takach etching press
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