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Collagraph Materials 101: Getting Started!
The first biggest excitement in the collagraph process is finding materials to create your collage with - so let's find some!
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How to make a Linocut at Home | Beginners Printmaking
Linocut is a printmaking process which can create beautiful bold prints, and involves the joyful element of carving!
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Scratchy Drawing! How to make a Drypoint Print at home | Printmaking without a Press
Drypoint is a printmaking method which is rooted in drawing, but uses a sharp point instead of a pencil. Here's how to do it at home!
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5 Printmaking Techniques To Try at Home | Printmaking without a Press
Do you have an interest in having a go at printmaking at home, but are perhaps trying to figure out which technique to try?...
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How to make a Trace Monotype Print at Home | Beginners Printmaking
Printmaking doesn’t have to be a long process or an overwhelming one - you can simply have a quick doodle and see what happens!
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Cereal Box Collagraph | Printing Easy Collagraph Baubles | Festive Printmaking at Home
Feeling festive? The holidays are a lovely time to slow down and enjoy some easy-breezy home printmaking...
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Printmaking - A Doorway into Art & Play
Printmaking is playmaking - and the best place to start playing is in the comfort of your own surroundings...
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Delving into Drypoint: The Art of Intricate Impact
Despite its seeming light-touch, creating feathery soft lines, Drypoint is a heavyweight in feeling, exploring deep shadows and emotions...
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What are Monotypes? | Beginner’s Printmaking
When you create a monotype, you are creating something which cannot be replicated in exactly the same way again...
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Beginner’s Printmaking Glossary | Demystifying Printmaking
Printmaking is a wonderful way to explore art but sometimes its language can be intimidating...
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How to Print a Collagraph plate | Printmaking at Home
So you’ve made your collagraph plate. Hurrah! Now you get to print from it. Here’s how to get started…
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How to make a Collagraph plate | Printmaking at Home
Printmaking is one of the most exciting and forgiving of mediums to create art with and one of my favourite methods is Collagraph...
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