Collage in. arts reduce recycle & reuse

collage

1. COLLAGRAPH

2. WHAT IS COLLAGRAPH?
A collagraph is a
printmaking
technique where
textured
materials are
glued onto a
surface (plate).
The texture is
transferred to
the paper with a
printing process.
THE PLATE
THE PRINT

3. The plate: TACTILE TEXTURES
RECYCLED TEXTURED MATERIALS:
– Cardboard
– Corrugated cardboard
– Stock paper
– String and rope
– Sandpaper
– Foam
– Wrapping plastic paper
– Paper-clips, staples
– Leaves
– Tape
– Paper
GLUE:
• PVA glue

CUTTING MATERIALS
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Razor knife

DIN A 4 CARDBOARD PLATE

4. CREATING THE TEXTURE SURFACE

5. CREATING THE TEXTURE SURFACE

7. CREATING THE TEXTURE SURFACE

8. • Scratching
• Scrapping
CREATING THE TEXTURE SURFACE

9. PRINTING THE PLATE
• MATERIALS:
– Plastic hand-roller
– Ink
– Spatula
– Absorvent paper /poster
paper
– newspaper
ROLLING PRESS
or cylinder press

10. Ink up the plate
Lay a sheet of paper on
the plate and press
down with the cylinder
press
PRINTING THE PLATE

11. 1. MAKING THE PLATE
1. Cut a flat piece of cardboard DIN A 4 to make your plate.
2. Glue recyled/found objects onto plate, and set aside to
dry.
2. PRINTING THE PLATE
1. Squirt a dollop of ink onto a palette and roll with brayer.
2. Roll onto your plate.
3. Lay a sheet of paper on the plate.
4. Place another sheet of paper on top of the printing
paper. This helps keep the print from tearing or moving
around while you make the print.
5. Slowly and thouroughly rub the papers, until you’ve gone
over the whole plate.
6. Carefully pull the papers off your plate, and you’ll have a
collagraph print

12. PRINTMAKING
• Allows to reproduce an artwork many times
Intaglio Lithography Screenprinting Relief:
• Woodcut
• Collagraph
• Linocut