Building a Lantern with ArtResin®
A demonstration of how resin is incorporated into the building of a recycled plastic lantern.
Tutorials
Vinyl / Media cutting for Aid in Platemaking
Notes on using an electronic cutting machine in printmaking - from an SGCI conference demonstration.
Creating Etching decals for Ceramics (using Akua water-based etching Transparent Base)
A technique for printing decals on ceramics, inspired by the Chinese.
Update: Improvement on Xerox or Laser Transfer – water dissolving paper!
Every so often an improvement to a technique comes along thanks to one of my students. In this case, artist Bob Cook was in my mixed media class and we were learning the traditional xerox transfer method. We were gluing the xerox image face down to a support and then painfully dissolving off the backing paper.…
The Yupo Matrix
Yupo and Watercolor Monotype
Materials: Yupo white 74lb smooth finish Gum Arabic Watercolors [Most Daniel Smith work very well, run a test with the colors before painting a masterpiece. No test needed for Lyra and Caran D’ache WC crayons, Pacific Arc WSG Graphite stick, Cretacolor Graphite Aquarelle pencils, watercolor markers] [Guache does not work, all wc media must be able to be re-wet][Metallics do not like to release.]…
Xerox, Laser Transfer, and Inkjet Digital Transfer On and Off the Press
So you want to transfer an image from one surface to another? Here are some techniques I have used/developed and tried with my students over the past 12 years.
Xerox/Laser Transfer
I did not invent this, folks have been doing it for a while and if you apply the glue correctly is does work. The Xerox and laser process uses heat to melt toner/pigment [basically colored plastic] to the surface of the paper creating the image.…
Glue Prints, Tar Gel, Pressless Etching
This is a simple process to print an etching or collagraph without a press. Since the Tar Gel flows into every groove, the impression is actually better then a “pressed” print.