Collagraphy

Collagraphy
This article is about the printmaking process. For the photographic process, see Collotype. For decorative writing, see Calligraphy.

Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood). The word is derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue and graph, meaning the activity of drawing.

The plate can be intaglio-inked, inked with a roller or paintbrush, or some combination thereof. Ink or pigment is applied to the resulting collage, and the board is used to print onto paper or another material using either a printing press or various hand tools. The resulting print is termed a collagraph or collograph. Substances such as carborundum, acrylic texture mediums, sandpapers, string, cut card, leaves and grasses can all be used in creating the collograph plate. In some instances, leaves can be used as a source of pigment by rubbing them onto the surface of the plate.

Different tonal effects and vibrant colours can be achieved with the technique due to the depth of relief and differential inking that results from the collograph plate's highly textured surface. Collography is a very open printmaking method. Ink may be applied to the upper surfaces of the plate with a brayer for a relief print, or ink may be applied to the entire board and then removed from the upper surfaces but remaining in the spaces between objects, resulting in an intaglio print. A combination of both intaglio and relief methods may also be employed. A printing press may or may not be used.

References

  • Brenda Hartill and Richard Clarke (2005). Collographs and Mixed-Media Printmaking. 
  • Robert Adam and Carol Robertson (2008). Intaglio: Acrylic-Resist Etching, Collography, Engraving, Drypoint, Mezzotint. 
  • Mary Ann Wenniger (1981). Collagraph Printmaking. 
  • Clare Romano and John Ross (1980). The Complete Collograph: The Art and Technique of Printmaking from Collage Plates. 
  • Donald Stoltenberg (1975). Collagraph Printmaking. 

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