is the oil slick a good or bad outcome? I was having an issue the other day and it seemed like to me that the oil slick was moisture, and from what I understand moisture is bad.
hola me puedes indicar las caracteristicas del acido que has empleado, ejemplo,,,se puede volver a usar, desprende residuos del cobre, despues de usarlo como detengo su accion, y como elimino el acido a la basura.
What brand of Photopolymer are you using? Thank you for posting video. I'm troubleshooting and having lots of problems but I will try out a few of your different methods.
Don't mix hydrogen peroxide and vinegar together in the same mixture. This can create peracetic acid, which may be toxic and can irritate your throat and lungs, eyes and skin. *You can use this formula non-toxic : Copper Sulphate for Zinc and Aluminium Recipe: 1 litre of warm water 100 gms of copper sulphate 100 gms of sodium chloride (salt) Tips When etching, a loose coppery sediment floats off. For use with hard ground, feather this away. When using for aquatint rock the tray gently to dislodge - this is important as a build up will stop the aquatint process happening properly.
I'm taking a print making class for my art degree and doing my first copper etching. My plate came with some pretty bad scratches that I was having trouble getting out. This was really helpful! Thank you!
It stands for Baldwin's Intaglio Ground. It can be bought online. If you search him he even has his own videos on using it. I don't know where you are located but Jackson's Online Art Supply or Takach will sell BIG Ground.
checking the sharpness by poking the fingernail made my knees weak! but anyway, thank you for the info about these materials! very easy to understand and straight to the point!
I noticed my tan speedball brayer was shedding the rubber upon wiping with water and a paper towell last night, worried at some point a maybe used alcohol to clean it. Really weird the tan rubber leaves leaches the color out. Might also be a cheap knock off rubber...
Thanks.... my unmounted linocut doesnt seem to hold the ink, it dries too fast also. Im using fabric water based screen ink... does linoleum require a press inztead of hand printing? Thx.
Yes. For oil-based. For water-based I would just use a little water with a tiny bit of soap. You can mix oil and water-based inks, just clean them as you would oil-based.
As an experienced printmaker, I must say that these instructions are crystal clear and nicely presented. However, I think I will just stick with traditional zinc and copper etched plates. Thank you for this complete explanation.
Thank you so much for these videos! I took a workshop on Solar print making (especially loved graining the glass) unfortunately I lost several pages out of my notebook but your videos have filled in the gaps! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this information, thank you, thank you, thank you!!
you can wash the brayer with pine sol and water i just have a container with it and reuse when needed to clean and I just Windex the panel I use to put ink on
It's been working for me used the same brayer for over a year now and I use a 1/4 tsp or more mix with hot water and wash it off then place it out to air dry or get a cheap paper towel cause they don't have those little fibers on the outside like most uh brand name paper towels and you can just wipe off remaining water so there's no moisture trapped in the rubber or just use scrap paper or a old phone book and wipe away the ink till it's fully off your brayer! ❤@@maddeerpress1196 Hope that helped! 😁
And when cleaning a block best to do sooner than later or it'll require cotton swaps, paper towel, a rag, and pine sol + water. But if you do it right after printing it'll glide off like paint rather than ink sealed to your rubber stamp or lino block 🥰
Pre mix 2 parts glue to 1 part water in a jar & shake. Use that for a better job. You can also dry with heat gun or blow dryer rather than dry overnight ;o)
Thank you for talking your way through the demonstration, careful to mention exactly what kinds of cleaning solutions you were using. The most annoying demo method is the musical "enhanced" time-lapse speed demo....... they appear to be entertainment oriented. That's not why we visit these demos, however. Thanks again
