Catherine Cole

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@Alexbaird83 Күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your process!!

@cristianrios5077 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the tips!! 👌

@tfelixdancer7301 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU...VERY HELPFUL!

@ReneMaurin 3 ай бұрын

Do you think this method would work with an offset plate?

@musicaluprising924 4 ай бұрын

This was very helpful! I now have an adjustable viewfinder.

@shannong2635 6 ай бұрын

I am new to collage, this was Such a helpful video!! Thank yoi.

@gone96 6 ай бұрын

is the plate reusable? can you clean the ink?

@Chcole88 6 ай бұрын

@@gone96 Great question! The plate is reusable up until the point it may start to break down. Sometimes the physical drawing materials may start to wear off especially if one doesn’t etch it into the plate or if using a laser printer the toner particles tend start to wear off (I’ll often print a couple copies of a design to plates if I want to print more than 10 impressions at a time for the laser toner prints) But I’ve used plates over 20 times for ballpoint pen especially and then I’ve also reused used the back sides of double sided plates but accepted the inks and fingerprints on it. Often cleaning the ink off will damage the plate so usually I will strip as much ink as I can off by running it through the press with clean newsprint a couple times and ink it up in the new color, and several of the next impressions will gradually transition to the newer color as there may be some of the old ink still embedded in the plate. I found it’s a fun way to print a variable edition especially if I transition from one color to a contrasting color in value or saturation.

@beagle7672 7 ай бұрын

Just discovered you and made my viewfinder, as directed in your video. Your directions are very clear, and everything worked out wonderfully. Thanks so much for doing this. Extremely helpful!

@Chcole88 7 ай бұрын

@beagle7672 I'm glad you found this helpful! Happy Making!

@ksea6565 7 ай бұрын

so if its so frickin dangerous than why not just use CARBON PAPER???

@Chcole88 7 ай бұрын

Hi @ksea6565. Sometimes chemicals if handled with the right ventilation and personal protection is a lot more efficient at doing the job. So if that’s not the right option for you, you can certainly use carbon paper. I find carbon paper transfers have a tendency to wipe or wear away, and on some brands of linoleum it doesn’t even stick, usually it does stick to battleship grey lino but there’s not a lot of visual contrast with grey. So if someone wanted to do an intricate design or a reductive relief print that requires inking the block and returning to it to continue to carve, the ink or what you use to clean the ink off can remove the carbon.

@lindabarnett7653 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for going over all this. Nori Paste is one I've not heard of, but I saw some reviews of it on Amazon. One person wrote that it has a strong odor, but someone else wrote it does not. What do you say???

@Chcole88 8 ай бұрын

Hi @lindabarnett7653! Nori paste is rice starch, so for me there is a mild sweet scent, like rice pudding or moist soggy cooked rice, so long as the paste is fresh and I have to intentionally put it close to my nose for me to notice it. I usually keep a tight lid on the container and store it indoors and out of the sun when not in use, so I personally haven’t noticed a strong or bad odor. I imagine if it’s left open for a while or if one mixes too much water directly in the container to loosen it, bad smells could develop with things growing in the added water over time.

@lindabarnett7653 8 ай бұрын

@@Chcole88 Thanks so so much. This is extremely helpful.

@ktvprime 9 ай бұрын

thanks for the knowledge.

@progamingaayushmaan6617 10 ай бұрын

I have redoxside to trace is there any safety measures I have to do

@Beckett-r5v 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. Suggest moving out of the frame what you're not using...the brushes on the side especially. Very distracting from your center shot.

@johnniepegues305 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@jj27vv Жыл бұрын

Really handy. I'm having a go with graphite paper. I've also used an App on my phone and drawn through that.

@fugitivo5 Жыл бұрын

One of my fav tecniques because o the negative yes

@romeredubost6971 Жыл бұрын

Nice try

@CatherineLB6279 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your explanation and demonstration. I have been having problems with ink spreading too much on my plate so now I know what to do about it.

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Probably try some magnesium carbonate or corn starch. The other thing to beware of is if you are using water miscible oil based inks, like speedball professional relief inks or caligo safe wash oil based inks as those break down with water.

@CatherineLB6279 Жыл бұрын

@@Chcole88 Thanks for the corn starch suggestion. I will see if that helps.

@Queenie-the-genie Жыл бұрын

What number is the sandpaper? Possibly ver fine/

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

I used a wet-dry sandpaper for this, I don't remember the exact grit, but I think was between 300 and 500 grit. I have a pack of sandpaper that goes up to 2000 that I used for polishing copper, but or lino 300 should be plenty fine enough for just abrading off surface oils and textures.

@BugHwi Жыл бұрын

I just had a lithography class, and I struggled sooo much to clean my tools and station... I kept having to change my gloves. We also use baby oil, and the bottles are so small!!!

@miabecerra2611 Жыл бұрын

do you clean the print block with vegetable oil as well?

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Hi @miabecerra2611 - Thanks for asking! I've used vegetable oil with linoleum and shellacked woodcuts, following up with something that has a degreaser in it, but I tend not to use oils for non-sealed woodcuts. I try to wipe up as much as I can without using any cleaning agent first, and then follow up with a little bit of a solvent like Gamsol or Soy Solv ii or the slightest bit of something like Simple Green or Seventh-Generation degreaser on a rag to get the remaining ink. Hope that helps!

@rodolfolarrea8493 Жыл бұрын

Love this video … i have seen it 1000 times

@melly990 Жыл бұрын

would folding it again after the first time make a 22.5 degree angle?

@karinamosegard Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this method.

@n8sterling727 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful thank you for making this! Hope your continuing your creative process! Sorry to hear about your cat also :( sounds like she's adjusting ok though. I love cats myself.

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

My cat is doing just fine now, although my cat in my Trace Monotype video passed on last summer. Still teaching and making some work, haven't made a public video for a while, but hope to make some this summer. Thanks for watching and happy printing!

@briannalucas5237 Жыл бұрын

awesome video! If you’re needing to soak your paper and are doing a multi plate lithograph, you can just ink all of the plates and print all of the plates in one go while the paper is still wet (similar to multi copper plate intaglio). I use a press but it works for me! :) I plan on trying it out by hand soon. 👍

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Yes, great idea for multi-plate lithos! These are definitely more difficult to do by hand, but I found it's not impossible. Happy Printing!

@paulfoote7869 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, good info.

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@sparkle6772 2 жыл бұрын

this is helpful. thanks!

@tompaste387 2 жыл бұрын

Captain obvious speaking here 🤣

@stefanschafer5763 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great demonstration. Thanks.

@patricknorton5788 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video. I was looking this up specifically to remind myself of how to avoid super-long drying times for oil-based inks. I usually use Caligo Safe Wash ink (made by Cranfield) which can be cleaned up with just soap and water (or just water). I am about to make some prints (wrapping paper) with Cranfield oil-based ink and remember in the past that I had a terrible experience with ridiculously long drying time. Apparently, the problem was that there was a very small residue of vegetable oil on the roller, which contaminated the ink and prevented it from drying. The solution (no pun intended) was to wash the roller in something like Dawn dishwashing liquid (which is really different from other dishwashing liqids), or maybe rubbing alcohol or Simple Green, with plenty of wiping/flushing. I am particularly interested in not polluting the air in my studio (in the living space during the cold season) or the waterways by flushing ink and solvents down the drain at any point, so the use of Simple Green and rags/paper towels is good, as it can go in the regular garbage ans not pose a fire hazard.

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing what you do! I am also interested in transitioning my home studio to more greener and safer practices, and was even told Simple Green is an asthmatic for some, so have been switching to Seventh Generation brand cleanser/degreaser. I do agree that too much vegetable oil left on the brayer can impact the quality of prints. The university I work at uses Akua inks on brayers, which we wash with Dawn Soap, but they left the brayers always sticky. I read the ingredients of Dawn Soap to see one of the first ingredients listed is alcohol denat, and I had always been told to never use denatured alcohol on brayers, so I'm now looking into alternative soaps. But for now, for both using vegetable oil and or dawn soap, I follow up with corn starch or french chalk to absorb any residual oils or reduce the tackiness on brayers. Wipe with a clean cloth or paper towel, or I sometime just wipe it with my hand before inking and printing again.

@patricknorton5788 Жыл бұрын

@@Chcole88 I might try the baby powder or French chalk, but I have not found that the sticky rollers are really a problem, just annoying.

@MariaLanger Жыл бұрын

Is that ink permanent when dry? I'm printing with the intention of adding color with watercolor paint. If the ink loosens up again with water, even after dry, it'll make a huge mess. Do you know?

@patricknorton5788 Жыл бұрын

@MariaLanger I think so. Once it is dry, it won't dissolve in water. I have colored a couple of prints with Ampersand Scratchbord/Claybord Inks, which I think are similar to transparent watercolors or maybe one or another of Dr. Ph. Martin's inks (there are several varieties). Water-based, and no white pigment, so when it crosses the black-printed portions it will not muddy the black. Originally formulated for tinting scratchboard pieces, and work much the same on linoprints. Only five colors, plus black, so you might want to try transparent ink or watercolors from different brands.

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

@@MariaLanger Adding to what Patrick replied, so long as the ink is oil-based should be fine to paint over. Speedball water-cleanable inks also dry permanently. Most oil-based water-miscible inks like Caligo Safe wash are permanent when dry. The only brand of printing ink I'd be cautious about painting over is Akua, which is a soy-based ink. Once it is absorbed it seems permanent, but I've found with student work that it takes a while to dry, especially if applied thickly, and since I can smudge it with my hand, I figure a brush would also smudge it.

@yaniani2972 2 жыл бұрын

Could I use a fluid medium instead of a gel medium?

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Very delayed reply, but I'd say give it a try! I like the body or viscosity of the gel medium and it was what I had on hand. It tends to lay down a little thicker and stickier, while fluid is designed to spread, but that might be a good thing for this method. If you tried it, let me know how it went!

@botchedphotoshop 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, this is going to make my projects so much easier.. what a relief! (pun intended) also, you're really great at teaching- very knowledgable, easy to follow, plus your execution is clear and straightforward :)

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU so much! Happy Printing!

@romelmadrayart 2 жыл бұрын

Is Elmers glue which is a PVA glue safe for artworks that you wish to conserve and will it yellow the paper?

@Elmelati 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips. But what interest me is how do you make that white negative space on the background? Thank you so much.

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for asking. If you mean the white negative space surrounded by the orange, that is a leftover woodcut print- the white was carved out of a piece of wood, inked up in orange and printed in a press, but it can be printed by hand, too.

@elio5896 2 жыл бұрын

Is it safe to throw away paper towels with wiped off oil based printing ink on them?

@Chcole88 Жыл бұрын

Just noticed this comment now, sorry! I do just throw the paper towels away if I'm not using a rag, just the same as if I scrape up used ink and toss it. I try to fold paper towels and use it until it's completely soiled so I'm not wasteful, If I have paper towels with solvents on it, I put it in a covered bin to prevent spontaneous combustion, but at the university I work at, the hazardous waste people often move the paper towels out of the covered bin to the trashcan when emptying rags, so I think most of the concern is when it's soaked and damp with solvents, but seems okay when it is dry.

@janicerobinson5286 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Janice here again. Ok, I did this one again and upon further exploring, this format also lends well to my abstract/semi-realistic art class, even using both sides. This is another great helpful video. Thank you !! 💖xx

@janicerobinson5286 2 жыл бұрын

Great info. Thank you. I’ve seen this but it had a different name (which I’ve forgotten). Do you an alternative name for this book? TIA xx

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Janice. I haven't been able to find another name besides a One-Page Zine with 16 pages. Although the 8-page zine or magic zine aka x-book used front-and-back is also considered a 16-page zine, so if you search for a 16-page zine, you'll see both of those formats. There could be another name, I just haven't come across it. Hope that helps!

@janicerobinson5286 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chcole88 yes, thank you, so kind of you to help. I did find the other video, but it makes 3 cuts, folds the same way with two “connector pieces” that do not get marked with the image, just like this one. The video is in a private art group and she did not give it a name. 😟 It baffles me that the two books are cut differently, yet fold the same, and have similar characteristics. Both used 8.5” X 11” paper. These two books helpful when making lots of abstract/partially realistic art drawings. When opening it as a book the images are further abstracted and lend to adding more marks, drawing, whatever. Thanks again. I’ll try your X book video next. 🙏😘x

@janicerobinson5286 2 жыл бұрын

Love this design. Thanks sooo much. Thanks also for keeping the video short. xx

@Cubannerd 2 жыл бұрын

This is just what I was looking for. Thanks!

@ivanguerreroortega1528 2 жыл бұрын

What ink did you use?

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ivan- I used an oil based ink- either an etching ink or Lithography ink. During the pandemic it may have just been etching ink. If I have it on hand, I add setswell compound or easy wipe to reduce the tack of inks especially when using printer toner based images. And for color litho or offset inks I add magnesium carbonate to stiffen it so it sits in a pile on my ink slab without spreading. Do not use one of the oil-based water miscible printmaking inks on the market, such as Cranfield Caligo inks or the newer Speedball Professional water soluble oil based inks- I’ve watched students panic when they saw their images start to smear and fill in only to discover they were using one of those inks! Fine for etching, not for litho!

@Wiggins_Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@Chcole88 What kind of lithography ink? I have carbonnel roll up black, gamblin portland litho black, and graphic chemical shop mix? Just wondering if shop mix should be used or roll up?

@Chcole88 4 ай бұрын

@@Wiggins_Gaming Hi! Out of your choices, I would go with the gamblin litho black, as I believe the roll up black and the shop mix (usually a mix of roll up and another black) have a higher grease content, which on a polyester plate can end up marking the plate and accidentally filling in spaces and delicate tones faster, especially if it's not processed with etching it or a fountain solution. I've also used etching inks, maybe modified a little bit to make sure it was not too loose and not too tacky to rip up any drawing material or toner. With the process color litho inks I have to add a lot of magnesium carbonate to get it to work with polyester plate, and sometimes add an easy wipe or something similar to reduce tack without adding anything too greasy

@honeyspoonbeewrangler4550 2 жыл бұрын

Golden soft gel or modge podge better.

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

Great Question! As far as I know, with the exception of the archival Paper formulas, Modge Podge has a tendency to yellow over time and with sun exposure. Golden soft gels on the other hand are UV resistant and reduces the likelihood of yellowing or slows non-lightfast colors from fading underneath. If that doesn't matter as much, I think they can be comparable, depending on what you are using it for and the kind of finish you want.

@Honeycombones 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful information thank you 😺

@maggiefreeman6513 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@shemarlanferman1918 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you this helps a lot!

@mmmbeer3645 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ideas

@mashama867 2 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! I’ve been at a loss on my collage journey and you helped answer some deep adhesive questions ❤️

@Chcole88 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it could help you in your journey! If you ever want to read more about adhesives, I recommend checking out the Gums, Casein, Glues and Waxes chapter of Ralph Mayer's The Artist Handbook of Materials and Techniques- no visuals, but very informative

@fraufuchs9555 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing so much information. This video is very helpful.

@Yely20 3 жыл бұрын

You can put the Spanish translator

@sideburnchef4957 3 жыл бұрын

I've used a similar method of that last one on wood. You can take newsprint or old comic books and it works decently. The best result I got with printers that use toner powder and spray lacquer. Nice video!

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