Today, I was inspired by the trees that are loosing all their leaves. I did a small 4″ square sketch and reduced it a little so it would fit on my plexiglass plate.
I reversed my image with the “window light box”. Then scratched in the lines. This image was a good choice for this method of printmaking.
I dampened some masa paper and some rice paper. Using Akua Intaglio, I inked the plate and ran a few prints. I have not done this process much. The “pasta machine press” is small and the 4″ plate has to be eased out the bottom.
This process is not how I usually work. I have to wear a mask, because I am sensitive to the inks. The inks are messy and harder to clean up than the speedball water based block printing inks. But all the same, I had fun with the experiment.
Day 4 of my #SEEdrawPrint challenge and I am already trying new things. The drawing is the hardest part of the challenge for me. I usually make marks with found tools and stencils. If you would like a drawing tutorial then check out my drawing with Matisse lesson below.
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