I’m working flat out to make 20 new small drawings for a group exhibition at The Brunswick in December. I’m making transfer prints from digital photos I’ve taken and then drawing on top of them in Indian ink. I print out a digital photo in standard inkjet inks (good quality ones don’t work) on cheap paper and put the image face down onto good quality art paper on an etching press. I quickly rub cheap nail-varnish remover (good quality ones don’t work) onto the back of the printed photo and put several sheets of tissue on top and put it through the etching press on a tight etching setting. This transfers the image to the artpaper but it the process the colours change considerably and also randomly so you don’t know what you’ve got until you peel back the tissue. Oh – and open the windows because the fumes are smelly.
Here’s a detail of one of the drawings. I’m using dip pens and Indian ink and I’m getting into the mark-making; it’s very repetitive and meditative once I’m in the zone.
Go Rosie Go!!
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hahaha keep me at it!
I really do like this drawing and this technique. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you 🙂
now this sounds interesting. Like the effect of outlining in ink. Any ideas if you dont have an etching press?
Thanks. I don’t know if a roller would work. You need heavy pressure. I’ve only ever done it with a press, although i think a block printing press would probably work as well. Hope that helps
Really interesting concept. I like the subtle results. Is your press a table top one.
Thanks. Its an Inverleith press at Swansea Print Workshop 🙂 http://www.swanseaprintworkshop.org.uk/what-we-do/intaglio-presses