Tag Archives: phragmipedium
365 art challenge #3
Monotype #3 and ghost: water based Speedball relief ink on copper, printed on what I believe is Rives BFK paper. The previous two monotypes have used additive processes, where the image is made from painting onto the support plate. This print uses a subtractive technique, completely covering the plate with ink and wiping it away […]
Zinc plates
Zinc plates are an economical alternative to the copper plates traditionally used for etchings. Zinc and copper are etched with different chemicals, and I no longer have access to the nitric acid used for zinc plates. I have a few of these plates left over from my college printmaking classes, and have decided to get […]
