How To Make A Mat Board Collagraph

Take the frame apart and use it s existing mat as a tracing guide.

How to make a mat board collagraph.

A la poupée in full color and single color duration. How to make a mat board collagraph plate. Then instead of cutting any additional hole for the art piece to sit behind i just use double sided tape to stick down my art piece right onto the bristol board itself centered obviously. Layering cut shapes from construction paper and adhering them to a sheet of mat board also called mount board press board and passe partout in other parts of the world will create enough topography to print a beautiful collagraph print.

Each shape was outlined in a very shallow cut i peeled the uppermost layer of mat board away. How to print a mat board collagraph two ways. Draw your design on the back smoothest side of the mat board seal the plate with the acrylic gloss medium and varnish thoroughly on the front back and all edges. A collagraph print of a bathroom sink created on a sheet of mat board inked in multiple colors and pulled after a trip through a press your cuts into the back of a sheet of matvboard must be shallow to hold ink and keep the floor of those recessed lines close enough to the surface that paper can make contact with the pigments.

How to make a collagraph print by rachel edwards collagraph is simply making a print of a collage 1 this process is relatively simple and can be enjoyed by virtually every age group 1 collagraph printing is an inexpensive technique 4 this process is often simplistic and repetitive thus challenging the artist s creativity by making him or her think outside the box when selecting materials 4.