Using Acrylic paint for collagraphy printmaking

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I am often asked if it is possible to use acrylics to ink and print a collagraphy plate. Yes you can! But it needs to be a slower drying acrylic and a little thicker than usual.
Adding Akua MagMix or Magnesium carbonate powder will help.
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  • @eileenmills9471
    @eileenmills9471Ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. Saves me from buying lots new colours in printing inks/paints.

  • @rebeccajones7083
    @rebeccajones70839 ай бұрын

    Thanks this is really useful. I am plodding through part 3 of the collography course now (colours!) and am still really enjoying it. There is masses of information on the course and lots and lots of exercises. It has kept me busy for several months. Sally is a great teacher - and, if you are inpatient like me, the videos still work at x 1.5/x 2 speed (even if they make my husband laugh)... if I ever meet her, she will need to talk very fast for me to recognise her...

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    9 ай бұрын

    Love that you speed me up 😂

  • @rebeccajones7083

    @rebeccajones7083

    9 ай бұрын

    Nothing personal... I do it to everyone, unless they speak really quickly to start with!@@sallyhirstartisttutor6324

  • @quirkyqueens
    @quirkyqueens9 ай бұрын

    I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you. I’d been messing about with collographs and etched foil on gel plate, with limited success. The big shot plus is within budget for more experimentation, thank you for that too (one of your other videos), and the bed and blanket advice. You’ve made my day.

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeh! Thats nice 😊😊

  • @meherenow
    @meherenow4 ай бұрын

    The mag mix is better if you have asthma or other health conditions were powders trouble you..😊

  • @reneemollitt-lusciouslotusART
    @reneemollitt-lusciouslotusART5 ай бұрын

    Amazing info! Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @jenmayer7603
    @jenmayer76039 ай бұрын

    This is SO helpful! Question: how do you clean the plates after you’ve printed them? Would a baby wipe work?

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes baby wipe will work fine, most of it comes out onto the paper.

  • @katmcgee9516
    @katmcgee95169 ай бұрын

    Wonderful as ever!

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Kat 😊😊

  • @margueritemitchell1829
    @margueritemitchell18296 ай бұрын

    Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤🎉😂😊

  • @sallymcdonald2518
    @sallymcdonald25189 ай бұрын

    Wonderful advice as usual, Sally. Thank you. I'll be doing your CCC this year, after the landscape abstract one (forgotten its name).

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    9 ай бұрын

  • @jam4441
    @jam44415 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this info you just answered 80% of my questions on printmaking with acrylics, and saved me many dollars. I am wondering still if the acrylics and mag mix would work for dry point ( plastic) etchings?

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes it works for any intaglio process. 😃

  • @jam4441

    @jam4441

    5 ай бұрын

    Another question @@sallyhirstartisttutor6324 have you used the powdered magnesium carbonate as the stiffener rather than the Akua mag mix? I ask because the Akua mag mix actually has soy base according to one of their videos which makes me wonder if the Akua mag mix additive might be contributing to such a good print outcome here in your demo. Would love to see a demo of the powdered magnesium carbonate and the Golden open to see if there is a difference.

  • @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    @sallyhirstartisttutor6324

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes I've used it too.. the Mag mix provides a better consistency but it's not much different.

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