Etching a linoleum block is something I had never heard about. I have been looking into it and it sounds highly toxic. And I might not have the proper facilities for this kind of thing until I get into graduate school. Regardless I am very curious. I looked at your postcard prints. Did you use this process on the sky layer? Do you know anybody who uses this technique in a less subtle way? So I can get as sense of it's range?
I could see it being combined with translucent blend rolls and possibly be able to wipe your lino block as an intaglio block combined with rolling the surface as well. Really exciting. Thank you for sharing your ideas!
I could see it being combined with translucent blend rolls and possibly be able to wipe your lino block as an intaglio block combined with rolling the surface as well. Really exciting. Thank you for sharing your ideas!
It is a little toxic but it is a common household cleaner and not a horrid industrial pollutant, so with a little care, it is fine. I add it to paint and paint it on without any problems.
I used the etching to produce the clouds and water effects. I am currently looking to do some prints exploring the range a lot more as I haven't used it on subsequent layers. I am looing to explore using the etching for the background and the carving for the foreground (Approx) to produce a subtle depth of field effect. I like the contrast between the etched and the carved. With the etched marks, there is some variation dependent on the thickness of the ink layer etc. because some of the marks are quite shallow. This creates some interesting variety and in places a sort of half tone effect.
I love the ideas of combining intaglio, tonal transparency and perhaps etching. Although I am love the graphic quality of lino, I am interested in it's potential for a more painterly result as well.
I used the etching to produce the clouds and water effects. I am currently looking to do some prints exploring the range a lot more as I haven't used it on subsequent layers. I am looing to explore using the etching for the background and the carving for the foreground (Approx) to produce a subtle depth of field effect. I like the contrast between the etched and the carved. With the etched marks, there is some variation dependent on the thickness of the ink layer etc. because some of the marks are quite shallow. This creates some interesting variety and in places a sort of half tone effect.
I love the ideas of combining intaglio, tonal transparency and perhaps etching. Although I am love the graphic quality of lino, I am interested in it's potential for a more painterly result as well.
The wonderful thing is you don't have to loose the graphic quality of lino to include aquatint style elements. I found a pretty decent tutorial for this technique and they briefly mention it in the complete printmakers book. I would love to see your future experiments using this. You may be about to get different effects depending what medium you mix the cleaner with. I think some people use matte medium which may be a less dense substance and encourage etching.
Fascinating stuff! Thats whay I stopped flitting between printing mediums and decided to stick with one and explore it fully.....thanks again for this interesting discussion!