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COLLAGRAPH Printing

COLLAGRAPH Printing

I have done lots of different block printing projects in the past with kids to create artworks, greeting cards and wrapping paper, however, I love the extra level of technique required and detail achieved in this collagraph project.

To create a collagraph printing block, you collage lots of different textured materials to create an image. We used a range of craft supplies and up-cycled materials to create all the textures in our prints. It takes a little time and thought to collage your printing block, thinking about how to create an image with lots of textures, but the results look really pretty.

MATERIALS: 

  • Thick card or MDF to make the base of your printing block
  • PVA glue or hot glue
  • A range of textured materials like foam sheets, corrugated cardboard, netting or string
  • Acrylic printing inks
  • A roller and flat surface to roll ink
  • Paper
  • A printing press (optional)

HOW TO:

Create your printing block using a range of textured materials. We used different size corrugated cardboard, sticky backed foam sheets and string. Cut and collage all the materials to create your image gluing everything into position on the printing block base.

Put some ink onto a flat surface and roll until you get an even coating onto your roller. Then use the roller to apply ink all over the printing block.

Place a sheet of paper over the inked printing block and either rub the paper with your hand or use a printing press. We used my new Woodzilla press. So I could line up the printing block in the centre of the sheet of paper, I first created a simple template on a scrap piece of paper with an outline of the size of my printing block and the outline where I need to put the paper.
Gently peel off the paper from the printing block to reveal your print. You can make lots of prints from the same printing block.

I love how pretty the final prints turned out and now we have made one round of prints, I have learnt more about how the different textures print and could improve future prints.

Happy crafting friends!

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