Collagraphs And Viscosity Printing

Collagraphs, Viscosity and Carborundum Printing.

A Collagraph print is one made from a plate collaged with different textures. The process is a combination of intaglio and relief. Collage your plate with texture by gluing on wallpaper or torn cardboard shapes with PVA wood glue. Use a variety of tapes – shiny parcel tape, different masking tape can be overlapped to create an interesting variety of marks

.Adding carborundum to glue and applying it to your plate gives you the ability to produce deep areas of tone or colour. Viscosity printing relies on the fact that different viscosities (thicknesses) of ink will not mix ie. oil and water, many fantastic colour results can be archived by this method.

There is no end to the possibilities with Collagraph printing. It is a creative and accessible way to make a print. The collaged plate can be sealed traditionally with shellac this makes it easier to wipe and more durable.