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| Plans for Nautilus drypoint ©2015Lisa Le Quelenec |
I bit the bullet and treated myself to a small printing press a while back. I can
print up to an A4 paper size which I think will suit my needs. The
details of the press for anyone interested are
here
I am not affiliated to this company in any way and I'm sure that it can
probably be purchased from other suppliers this is just where I happened to
go. The press is very light weight and as well as bolting it to a
cupboard I have also had to bolt the cupboard to the wall to stop
everything from moving around so that I can get enough pressure to do
what I need. That said for the price I am very pleasantly surprised and
delighted with the results so far.
I have been rediscovering my love of drawing whilst experimenting with drypoint. Drawing the nautilus was an enjoyable challenge! Below is the first proof taken from a perspex plate.
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| Nautilus - Artist Proof I Drypoint ©2015Lisa Le Quelenec |
At the moment I am using
HOT PRESS 140lb watercolour paper but in the future hope to experiment with some printmaking paper. The inks I am using are Caligo safewash etching inks (oil based but watersoluble for easy clean up).
