Visual Arts Brampton
Foam Relief Printing

Part of The Printmaking Process

A special section, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peel, part of Brampton's Peel Heritage Complex.

Like all relief printing, a plate is prepared into which a design of lines have been incised by the artist.

The flat surface of the plate is rolled with ink and a fine, smooth piece of paper is placed on top of the inked plate.

Pressure is applied by the artist to the back of the paper. This transfers the inked image from the plate onto the paper.
The artist then pulls the paper from the plate producing an original print.

This can be done a limited number of times depending on the stability of the plate. The plate is then destroyed.

In the case of foam relief printing, the plate is made from recycled foam trays, which are very easily incised or cut up for jig-saw prints. By their nature these plates are very fragile and a very limited edition of original prints can be pulled.