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Collagraph
Part of The
Printmaking Process
A special section, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peel, part of Brampton's Peel Heritage Complex.
The collagraph takes its name from the word collage.
A collagraph plate is a collage of various techniques and materials that are assembled to print as line and texture.
The plate is developed by gluing or painting textured materials onto a thin, flat base material such as masonite board. A variety of found objects can be arranged into a collage and glued to the plate using white glue or an acrylic matte medium. The matte medium is brushed over the plate, sealing in the objects for printing.
Once the plate has been inked a tarlatan (similar to hardened cheese-cloth fabric) is wiped over the plate. One must decide the desired amount of gradation of colour, due to the multilayered surface.