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This printmaking tutorial is a demonstration of how to control Lights and Darks strategically while wiping Inks from an intaglio style mat board collagraph print plate. The accompanying blog post is here: [ Ссылка ]

All materials used in the video are linked below. If you're looking for instructions to make a collagraph plate from mat board like this one, look at this tutorial: [ Ссылка ]

You can get the supply list to make a collagraph plate here: [ Ссылка ]

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Materials:
Reference photo
(select something with simple lines and curves. Example: a coffee cup with a few stems of poppies would work well... but a cut-crystal vase of daisies might be a bit too much to carve.) :)

Standard Framing Mat Board (also called mount board)
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Pen
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X-Acto knives:
Standard xacto knife
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Retractable #9 (tiny) blade knife
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Fiskars Swivel Tip Tiny Finger Knife
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Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife (uses standard #11 blades)
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Rubber Pencil Grip (these are very helpful if your hands are tender while gripping)
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Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish to seal your mat board plate
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Paint Brushes to ink the plate
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Rubber Gloves (always wear them while handling inks and modifiers)
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Akua Ink starter set
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Akua Paynes Gray Intaglio Ink
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Akua Graphite Intaglio Ink
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Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink)
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Akua Transparent Base (this makes beautiful, transparent ink colors)
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storage jars for leftover ink
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BFK Rives paper Heavier Weight (for use with a press)
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BFK Rives paper (lightweight) for use with hand rub/transfer
(*recommended if you plan to add other media*)
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Kozo Mulberry paper (for hand rub/transfer, and no watercolor or wet media on the print, but works well if you want to add colored pencil)
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Tarlatan cloth for wiping the plate
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Pointed Cotton Swabs
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Self Healing Cutting Mat
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Colored Pencil (optional)
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apron
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Non-skid liner to secure your plate while inking & cutting
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metal ruler with cork back for paper tearing
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spatula for mixing/laying out ink
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Mylar sheets (tape one down to mix ink on, if you don't have a piece of glass)
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Takach etching press
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If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them! Happy printing! #collagraph #matboard #intaglioprint

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(Note: This supply list includes affiliate links, which costs nothing to you, but keeps my art supplies stocked with a wee percentage of your sales of those items. Thanks for supporting my studio work, so I can share my experiments here with you!)

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