The following techniques have been working well for me. They are based on the techniques of others I have read for wiping etching or drypoint.
1. I spread ink across the plate using a plastic putty knife or a credit card making sure to press into lines.
2. Scrape off excess ink with the putty knife or credit card.
3. Wipe with phone book pages until clean. I use a page folded into quarters wrapped around an object with a flat surface - for me it is a plastic canister of toothpicks. Using my hand to wipe with phone book pages, I found I pulled ink out of wider lines.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
How to Ink and Wipe a Wood Pyrograph Plate for Intaglio
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2 comments:
This is so interesting. I never knew you could print from a pyrography plate!
I just found your blog from 'Confessions of a bookplate junkie'. I love what you have here.
Hi. I have just been given a pyrography set and wanted to find out anything I could about using it to make woodblocks for printing. So found your pages very useful. I have a lot of experimenting to do now!
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