Craft Techniques
Chine colle joins thin paper to a print while the press makes the image
Chine colle bonds a delicate paper to a stronger sheet during printing. Explore what it adds to an image and how to plan a small studio trial.
COLOUR, CRAFT & A LITTLE PATIENCE
The craft table
Paper Studio
Make a paper collage that can survive being picked up
Build a small paper collage with a support, layer order and handling plan that suit the materials, then test the join before committing the whole design.
Paper and Craft
Paper quilling builds a picture from the edges of coiled strips
Paper quilling turns narrow strips into coils, teardrops and other raised shapes. Start with a small arrangement that teaches tension, spacing and glue control.
Art Practice
Aquatint turns an etched plate into an image built from tone
Look beyond etched outlines to see how aquatint creates grainy areas of tone, and how those tones work with lines to give a print atmosphere.
Printmaking Practice
A reduction linocut uses the same block for colours it cannot print again
A reduction linocut creates several colours by carving one block in stages. Plan the edition before removing a surface you cannot print again.
Printmaking Practice
Mezzotint begins with a surface that could print entirely black
Mezzotint builds an image by reducing the ink-holding texture of a prepared plate. Learn to notice its light, dark and transitions when viewing a print.
Art Practice
Painting in wax: how encaustic layers become one surface
Explore the role of fusing in encaustic painting, the difference between translucent and opaque layers, and what to ask in a beginner workshop.
Drawing Materials
Silverpoint needs a prepared surface before it leaves a line
Silverpoint starts with a prepared surface. Explore how metal leaves a mark, why the ground matters, and how to test the material gently.
Printmaking Practice
Drypoint’s soft line begins with a burr
Discover why a drypoint line can look velvety, how the burr holds ink, and what to compare when looking at different impressions.