Collograph printmaking

Making a few test prints on the plate-made-from-sensible-materials was quite successful, in that it turned out pretty much as I’d expected it to. The branches coming out of the top of the wal…

Collagraph printing plates can be made of any material - the word basically means collaged together - typically I use cardboard and carve into the surface with a craft knife - peeling away layers and scoring marks into the surface. You can add textures like masking tape or fabric/string to create ar

This sampler was focusing on different types of string, fabric, card and hard and soft substances. All the sticking and sealing was done with pva, which wasn’t quite up to the job, and the ba…

And finally, here is a sampling of the collographs that came out of the 2nd half of the printmaking class. Above is an acrylic plate wi...

Adding other media to your monotype ghost prints can push or pull the values and details towards just the right arrangement to make your prints stronger.

Carol Morrison is a lifelong artist who found her métier in monoprinting and works on paper 20 years ago.

Want to try a printmaking project that is quick and inexpensive? Try these 30-minute collographs, made with recycled materials.

A quick video demonstrating techniques and ideas for combining masking tape collagraphs with gel plate printing techniques to produce monoprints. Loads of sc...