One of our workshops was about printing, the workshop was
just an introduction but we still had a practical. We were told about the print
room and what everything is for. We got to try some dry etch printing. It’s usually
done using a piece of perspex but we just used some shiny card for the first
time. We were asked to make an illustration of one fantasy animal. I chose one
of my made up animals called a Quillrunner. I basically just re-drew one of my illustrations
but onto the card. I then scratched it into the card with a tool to create the etching.
When I was happy I could then use it to make the print. To do this I has to
cover the etching with a special kind of printing ink. When it was well rubbed
in the etching and all the excess was removed I could then create a print. The
paper that I would transfer the image onto needed to be damp. When I had dampened
the paper and my stamp was ready I could put them in the printing press. And that’s
pretty much how I made this print. I enjoyed doing this and I would like to try
it again in the future.
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| This was my print. I'm happy with the final result. |
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