Make a drypoint print from a recycled carton
Channel: Spines And Splines
Date: 2021-01-27

I design and make drypoint prints using a recycled juice carton, hand coloured with drawing ink. I cover all the steps for making and printing a drypoint print using intaglio methods. Scroll down to find a materials list and links to timecodes.

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Materials used:
Clean and dry juice or milk carton
Steel ruler
Cutting mat
Utility knife
Greasy pencil
Roulette wheel (I used an Arteina interchangeable intaglio tool set)
Drypoint nib (or other pointy tool; you could use a nail or a ballpoint pen, for example)
Etching ink (I used a mix of Charbonnel F66 and 55981)
Perspex, glass or tile to use as an inking slab
Paint/ink knife
Small piece of rubber, eraser or stiff cardboard for spreading ink
Tarlatan cloth/scrim
Phone book or newspaper
Latex type gloves
Printmaking paper suitable for intaglio (I used Zerkall 120gsm laid etching paper)
Wet sponge or water spray bottle
Ziplock bag or plastic container with lid
NWPS 580 etching press: https://www.e-artstore.net/product-group/6764-etching-press-580-hd/category/114-etching-presses
Etching press blankets (1.5mm, 3mm and 6mm)
Pasta machine etching press (alternative to etching press)
Citrus based brush cleaner
Cleaning gloves
Rag
Sennelier Encre shellac based drawing ink
Japanese goat hair ink brushNewsprint paper
Paint scraper

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TIMECODES:
00:00 What is a drypoint print? 
00:20 Making a plate using a recycled cardboard carton
05:26 Methods to prepare and soak your paper for intaglio printing
08:07 Setting an etching press or using a pasta machine to print
10:09 Inking up a drypoint plate using intaglio methods.
12:27 Printing with an etching press.
13:36 Stacking your prints to dry and flatten them at the same time.
13:53 Cleaning up.
15:33 Unstacking and hand colouring your prints.