Cheat Mezzotint !

In this video I will show you my little experiment with Akua platemaking carborundum gel to create a cheat mezzotint print in black and white and colour!

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🎨 MATERIALS

AKUA CARBORANDUM GEL:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/bx2dbwnv
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/3BpcxsK
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/arwUL

SCREENPRINTING MESH:
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/3VKp5l8
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/njbra3v4

NEWSPRINT:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/mpdwk8yf
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4f9IsuW
Amazon - https://amzn.to/49CYsV5

300 GSM PAPER:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/yenjnjbs
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4f8Zx8f
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/ay8K9

ETCHING INKS:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/52ka529c
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/3VHgBLT
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/aP4An

BRAYER ROLLER:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/5eprr4br
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4ggsv7D
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/azt71
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3U8oWq7

PRINTING PRESS:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/3crht868
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/aaSin
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4gpYt0O

DRYPOINT PLATE:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/5n6srbjx
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/a7Ndh
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4gidm5D

CHINA MARKER in US/CHINAGRAPH PENCIL in UK:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/bdz39sv5
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4h2r38Y
UK Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Pp78Fs

AKUA WIPING FABRIC:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/5n83brjx
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/3PkTzXo
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/asQPT
UK Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gXiRqi

AKUA BLENDING MEDIUM:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/9hbcn4u6
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/406dhei
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/aYcMB

INK THINNING OIL (FOR NON AKUA INKS):
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/mpbe2uas
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/4gY3Swk
UK (Great Art) - https://lk.gt/ax8gz

DURA-LAR:
US (Blick) - https://tinyurl.com/dppp9yvr
UK (Jackson’s Art) - https://tidd.ly/40ilYno


🎬 TIMELINE
0:46 Intro
1:06 Preparing the plate
6:34 Drawing on the plate using chinagraph pencil
11:36 Inking up the plate
13:04 Preparing the paper
14:18 First black and white proof print
15:23 Adding more detail to the plate with candle wax
16:18 Second proof print
19:45 Creating second plate with china marker
23:28 Adding background to Dura-Lar
24:03 Explaining registration in multicolour print
29:19 Inking up the multicolour plate
End Printing the multicolour plate



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