Tetra pack printing

I've been curious about intaglio, and when I saw Intaglio Printing Without a Press: Tetra Pak Collagraph by Handprinted, I just had to try it. According to Handprinted, "Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking method that involves scratching an image into a plate with a pointed tool. These lines create a burr that holds ink

Marian Haf on Instagram: "A couple of stills from my last tetra pack print and Fridays real, the sound dips at the point Where I’m sealing and adding shellac, so to clarify the golden liquid I’m applying is shellac a varnish used in French polish you can buy it ready to use or in flakes that are dissolved with methylated spirit (mineral spirit) . . Back in the shed today after a lovely couple of days away teaching @ruthincrafts , Diolch o galon am y croeso. . #tetrapackprint…

Instead of going to the print shop I just make more. .

I recently started the Purple Carrot, meal service and one bonus is that I get beans in Tetra Paks. My style of learning is to play, make mistakes and discover what I like. I had some trace monoprints of chairs on the wall and decided to make one into a Tetra Pak printing plate. The […]

Intaglio printmaking is a printmaking method using marks incised into a plate. Ink is worked into the recesses of the plate and is usually printed onto dampened paper through an etching press. Intaglio printmaking can create strong positive marks, interesting texture and tone – these results shouldn’t be missed out on if you don’t have … Continue reading "Printing Intaglio Without a Press: Tetra Pak Collagraph"

You might have seen glimpses of a new printmaking series on Instagram, and I thought I tell you a bit more about it. The printing plates are made using recycled Tetra Paks, and the prints have an aged look – you can almost feel that something old or used is involved. So far, I have […]

Applying the technique of drypoint in a Tetra Pak