Collagraph Upcycle Magic - Revamps Using Your Old Plates

In this video I wanted to show you how you can use old idea and an old base plate, to create a completely fresh print and a very different idea.
Let's get creative with old collagraph plates!!
🎨 TOOLS
Intaglio Akua Ink: Magenta, white, burnt sienna, Lamp black
Acid free 300gsm cold pressed watercolour paper treated with acrylic paint
Some old collagraph plates
Water bath
Baby wipes
Kitchen cleaner spray
Newsprint Paper
Old newspaper for wiping etc
Scrim
Polymetaal Press HS-35 Tabletop Etching Press
🎬 TIMELINE
2:50 Introduction
3:57 Cutting up the plates
5:06 Discussing background
6:37 Arranging chopped up collagraph plates on prepared paper
7:37 Printing first layer
8:58 Placing second layer chopped up collagraph plates
9:41 Printing second layer
End Discussion on further possible ideas
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[@apple369]

Very nice abstraction of your beautiful trees. I aspire to one day have a box of collagraph plates too. One day.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏, I am sure you’ll have your box sooner than you think 🤗

[@kydally]

What are these plates called for printing?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Your plate can be any cardboard, mount board, mirror card or even tetrapak from your recycling bin. See my video about base plates:
Collagraph Base Plate Choices (A Guide To Substrates)
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[@janwebber9790]

Wonderful demo results! Thanks for showing how to reinvent older prints 😊

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@ulrike1995]

Thanks for sharing. Hello, do akua inks dry on acrylic paint?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

They seemed to yes. You are welcome 🤗

[@jekalambert9412]

I love the new print! Thanks for more ideas.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@maryparslow7451]

This was great thank you, I have a load of old plates so will try this. Excited.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Fantastic, you are welcome and enjoy 🤗