How to make a Drypoint Etching Print from Mylar - a Floral Still Life

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This video is a printmaking demonstration of a drypoint etching (or engraving) created on drafting film (also known as Mylar or Dura-Lar), using a loose sketch of a floral still life, and then adding watercolors to the resulting print.

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If you don't have a press, see both of these videos for tips to print a drypoint engraving by hand:
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http://bit.ly/1zaApCr

Check the links below for supplies so you can make a drypoint from drafting film too:

drawing pencils
http://amzn.to/1DgCVM7

Dura-Lar (polyester drafting film as a plate alternative) #grafix
http://amzn.to/1urklAm

three styles of etching needles:

Twisted Scribe (or Whistler's Needle)
http://amzn.to/1kfssHD

Cork Handled Etching Needle/Scribe
(this one was used in the video)
http://amzn.to/1CsCLxX

Carbide Point Etching Needle/Scribe
http://amzn.to/1NZ0jDe

tarlatan for wiping ink from the plate
http://amzn.to/2iL4wBU

daubers or "dollies": rolled strips of felt for #ink application
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or
you can use bristle paint brushes
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or
Matboard
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bfk rives printmaking paper (use this if you want to add other media, like watercolor, to your print)
http://amzn.to/1yMFTtc

japanese kozo paper - use this if you plan to hand-transfer the image, and leave the inks untouched, with no other media added to the print)
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spatula for mixing/laying out ink
http://amzn.to/1sevJsW

Akua Ink starter set
http://amzn.to/1MXiA0J

Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink)
http://amzn.to/1MXiQNm

Akua Transparent Base
http://amzn.to/1MXiLZR

storage jars for leftover ink
http://amzn.to/1MXiTst

watercolors
http://amzn.to/1odkaWN

Colored Pencils
http://amzn.to/1b4XMto

Charbonnel Black Etching Ink (oil based)
http://amzn.to/1yKoU5S

rubber gloves
http://amzn.to/1bNmWvu

Lysol Wipes
http://amzn.to/1P6rfSX

Citra-Solv
http://amzn.to/19V2Jng

apron
http://amzn.to/1fWXkIh

Takach etching press
http://www.takachpress.com

If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly! Happy printing! #drypoint #etching #engraving #draftingfilm

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