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Author: Sarah_Wittmer, Contributing Editor
| Ah, much better! I decided to leave more ink on the background in future prints to provide contrast between the eagle's white head and the background, which would be pretty much devoid of texture to balance out the heavy texture of the eagle itself.
Print a few more, and congratulations - your collagraph series is done! If you're like me after the intense frustration caused by this plate and that pesky eye area which did NOT print well at all, you can find the most convienent way of destroying your plate and trying again from the beginning. The best thing about collagraphs is that every print will be different. I have never gotten two to look exactly alike; I think it's impossible because of the nature of the process. I could be wrong about the impossibility of making them exactly alike, but rather than trying, I think it's better to exploit how much different your prints will be. Try new things. Play with different papers. I've had great success printing on Fabriano Uno 140# CP paper and hand-coloring the prints with watercolors; I'm going to try printing on Arches HP paper and see how that comes out. (The prints you see, btw, were printed on Bristol Vellum 300 series, which I had left over once I decided I didn't like using it for drawing. Worked like a charm. These aren't too picky about paper as long as its mostly smooth.) |
| You can also try using colored inks and mixing them as you please; there's plenty of them out there. My favorite is below; I should've left more ink in the background to get a better pattern - if you plan your wiping patterns when you wipe the ink off, you can get texture in those otherwise plain areas - and more contrast, but I like it as is. |
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| And that's it for collagraphs! There's a million different ways you can do these; the possibilities are endless. Have fun!
And they make great Christmas presents. |
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| Sarah (talkingbanana) is a sixteen-year-old high school junior in central North Carolina. She plans on majoring in Graphic Design in college and going into that field. She typically works in acrylics, printmaking, watercolor, and graphite and portraiture is her favorite subject matter. | |
| E-Mail: wcartist@justbegun.net Web Site: http://justbegun.net/sarah | |
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