The simplest printing method

Sometimes the simplest methods can lead to the most exciting results. Below are a couple of prints (please forgive the bad quality photos, but they were the only ones I could find) make by simply inking objects (leaves) with a roller and squashing them in the etching press. They were made by year 8 students. You should only use flat and reasonably soft objects for this kind of experiment or you might damage the press in the process.

Triangles

On my previous post I showed you this sculpture by Tomás Candeias:

 

 

I mentioned how plaster was used to make it but now I wish to talk about the form. Tomás was trying to reduce all his work into basic, geometric forms. He explored the triangle in a variety of ways. See below:

Linoleum print - Tomás Candeias, y13

Linoleum print - Tomás Candeias, y13

Oil painting -Tomás Candeias, y13

Digital image - 4 colour channels - Tomás Candeias, y13

Silkscreen - Tomás Candeias, y13

 



Printing continued

I mentioned etching recently and posted a few examples of copper etchings. Here I am posting some silkscreens. We have added screenprinting to our portfolio of techniques.



Tomás Candeias - y13 

José Sapinho - y12

 

Melissa Speake - y13

Laura Charro - y11

Etching

 I am a printmaker and its about time I show you more about the printmaking we do here in our department. When I joined the team 8 years ago, an etching press came along as well and we started making prints in intaglio with GCSE and IB students. Later we expanded the use of the press to year 8 and 9 students but we still use it mainly with older students as it is a more expensive and complex printing process than the traditional block printing and monotype work we can do with a larger group of younger pupils. Here are some examples:

 



Etching on copper by Diogo Braga. The background colour is added using the viscosity printing method invented by Stanley William Hayter.

Copper etching by José Sapinho with colour added by viscosity printing.

Copper etching by Ben Rough with colout added by viscosity printing.