Etching Tutorials

Printsy member Mariann Johansen-Ellis (mariannjohansenellis) makes amazingly thorough and instructive printmaking videos. In her 7 part series, she shows how to make an etching complete with hard ground, soft ground and aquatint. Below are the first two videos showing the hard ground stage.





She goes on to explain soft ground in part 3 and part 4, and aquatint in part 5, part 6 and part 7.

You can also read the Printsy interview with Mariann here.

Linocut Tutorial

Linocut with Simon Ripley from Double Elephant Print Workshop on Vimeo.

This is yet another video from Double Elephant printmaker Simon Ripley in which he shows us how to produce multi-coloured linocuts using two approaches, reduction & multi-block.

Tiny Printmaking Tutorials

Jane LaFazio has posted a 'tiny tutorial' for making monoprints with masking tape and plexiglass. This is a nice, simple idea, which would make a good project for teaching children about printmaking.

Source: approachable-art.blogspot.co.uk via Francesca on Pinterest

Judi Hurwitt has a whole series of projects for simple stamps and relief prints, which would also make great introductory projects for wee people, or which could be used in surface design.

Drypoint Tutorial

This is yet another demo from the Double Elephant Print Workshop. In this one, Catherine Cartwright demonstrates how to make a drypoint print using a perspex plate and a variety of mark-making tools.

Woodblock Printing (Moku Hanga style) Demo

This is a whirlwind summary of how Graham Scholes makes a 17 colour woodblock print, in the traditional Japanese moku hanga style. You can find other resources and instructions on his website covering everything from sharpening tools, tying a baren, cutting kentos, to brushes, paste, and materials.