How to Make a Collagraph Print (with Mat Board - Intaglio) without a Press

Subscribe to my Art Blog for more Tips: https://www.belindadelpesco.com This is a beginner to intermediate demonstration of how to set up, carve, seal, ink, wipe, and print a mat board collagraph without a press. Collagraphs can be printed relief style, or intaglio - and this one prints from the recessed line work carved in a narrow channel out of the very top surface of the plate. This tutorial is also a demo of challenging vs successful effects of different papers while hand printing. All materials used in the video are linked below in the Show More section You can get the supply lists here: http://bit.ly/CollagraphSupplyList Be sure to watch the other collagraph printing tutorials on this channel. Like this one: printing a mat board collagraph in both single and multicolor: http://youtu.be/c9zB-kiT8HU If you need help creating titles for your art, check out this brief, effective online course with tips and tricks harvested from two decades of titling watercolor paintings and printmaking: bit.ly/titlemyart Visit my Etsy Shop to see work for sale from my studio: http://bit.ly/bdelpescoetsy Subscribe to my art studio newsletter for exhibit news, discount codes and art announcements: http://bit.ly/DelPescoNewsletterSubscribe Leave any questions you have in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to subscribe so you don't miss all the new videos in the queue! Materials: Reference photo (select something with simple lines and curves. Example: a coffee cup with a bunch of poppies would work well... but a cut-crystal vase of daisies might be a bit too much to carve.) :) Matboard https://amzn.to/2uvXutW Pen http://amzn.to/1C935j6 X-Acto knives: Standard xacto knife http://amzn.to/1AyhQeg Retractable #9 (small) blade knife http://amzn.to/1hVnMcm Fiskars Swivel Tip Finger Knife http://amzn.to/1z2lB9e Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife http://amzn.to/13FNCvr Rubber Pencil Grip (I have one on an xacto knife in the video) http://amzn.to/1GXzTfQ Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish http://amzn.to/1cSBYOW Paint Brushes http://amzn.to/1fszmKa Rubber Gloves http://amzn.to/1bNmWvu Akua Ink starter set http://amzn.to/1MXiA0J Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink) http://amzn.to/1MXiQNm Akua Transparent Base http://amzn.to/1MXiLZR storage jars for leftover ink http://amzn.to/1MXiTst BFK Rives paper Heavier Weight (for use with a press) http://amzn.to/1lmHu0X BFK Rives paper (lightweight) for use with hand rub/transfer (*recommended if you plan to add other media*) https://amzn.to/2Cl75WI Kozo Mulberry paper (for hand rub/transfer, & no watercolor or wet media on the print) http://amzn.to/1C97v9I Tarlatan cloth http://amzn.to/1GxgK6b Pointed Q-tips http://amzn.to/1caphku Self Healing Cutting Mat http://amzn.to/1bNu6j6 Colored Pencil (optional) http://amzn.to/1eyaZod apron http://amzn.to/1fWXkIh Non-skid liner to secure your plate while inking & cutting http://amzn.to/1ggYcsv metal ruler with cork back for paper tearing http://amzn.to/1ATQx1f spatula for mixing/laying out ink http://amzn.to/1sevJsW Mylar sheets (tape one down to mix ink on, if you don't have a piece of glass) http://amzn.to/13iA73Z Takach etching press http://www.takachpress.com If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them! Happy printing! #collagraph #matboard #collograph You can find me here: https://www.belindadelpesco.com https://www.etsy.com/shop/bdelpesco https://instagram.com/bdelpesco (Note: This video includes affiliate links, which costs nothing to you, but keeps my art supplies stocked. Thanks for supporting my studio work, so I can share my experiments here with you!)