Collograph printmaking

Collagraph printing plates can be made of any material - the word basically means collaged together - typically I use cardboard and carve into the surface with a craft knife - peeling away layers and scoring marks into the surface. You can add textures like masking tape or fabric/string to create ar

Making a few test prints on the plate-made-from-sensible-materials was quite successful, in that it turned out pretty much as I’d expected it to. The branches coming out of the top of the wal…

This sampler was focusing on different types of string, fabric, card and hard and soft substances. All the sticking and sealing was done with pva, which wasn’t quite up to the job, and the ba…

And finally, here is a sampling of the collographs that came out of the 2nd half of the printmaking class. Above is an acrylic plate wi...

Carol Morrison is a lifelong artist who found her métier in monoprinting and works on paper 20 years ago.

I just finished making a new Collagraph plate. I really liked the way it looks now with the colors, so I thought I better scan it before I dirty it up with ink tonight...

Apr 15, 2017 - Collagraph plate. My first attempt. Just wanted to get samples of different textures and this stratigraphy layout worked well. Patricia Daugherty

Tetrapak Collagraphs are an innovative type of intaglio printmaking technique. This technique involves the use of recycled materials, such as orange, milk ,soy cartons. You can use it as a rectangu…