Collagraphy Explained

Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are glued or sealed to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood) to create a plate.[1] Once inked, the plate becomes a tool for imprinting the design onto paper or another medium. The resulting print is termed a collagraph. The term "collagraph" was coined by Glen Alps in the 1950s, and is derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue, and graph, meaning the activity of drawing.[2] Artists use a variety of materials in collagraphy, including yarn, fabric, tape, different varieties of cut paper or card, leaves, and acrylic mediums.[3] The application of ink onto the collagraph plate is versatile, consisting of intaglio-inking into recesses, brayer or paintbrush inking onto relief surfaces, or a combination of these methods. A print can be made with or without use of a press.[4]

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  1. Web site: Zeng . Natasha . 2015-12-17 . Experiments in Truth: Collagraph Printmaking, Environmental Stewardship, School Psychology, Social Change, and Virtues & Vices . 2023-12-05 . Wheaton Magazine . en.
  2. Book: MacKenzie, Susie . Making Collagraph Prints . Crowood Press . 2019 . 9781785005824 . 1112656269.
  3. Web site: 2008 . Collagraph Printmaking [Lesson Plan] ]. Dick Blick.
  4. Book: Oldfield, Vicky . Mixed-Media Collagraph Prints: Creative Techniques . Crowood Press . 2023 . 9780719841071 . 1391439355.

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