Printing

printing has been around since medieval times, thanks to the Gutternberg Printing press. If it weren't for printing, we wouldn't have lutheranism, books, or modern pop art drawings. Today, artist use printing as a type of media. There are three main types: Relief, Lithography, and Intaligo.

R E L I E F- cutting into wood to make a stamp

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1. coat wood cut in washed down India ink
2. Transfer the drawing via a carbon transfer or other methods
3. either use white line* or black line** composition to make the "stamp.
    *white line is taking away black
    **Black line is adding black
4. roll ink over the stamp
5. run it through the press
6. whoop there it is

L I T H O G R A P H Y- drawing onto a specific stone, covering it in powder and greasing up boi

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1. draw a picture onto the stone
2. cover in talc or rosin. or both, your choice man.
3. rub the excess off
4. coat in Gum Arabic
5. apply TAPEM, acid gum arabic
6. repeat steps 3-5
7. buff it in with a cheesecloth
8. wash with Lithotine
9. rub in the asphaltum
10. wipe with a wet towel.
11. wipe with a dry towel
12. sponge the surface
13. immediately ink the stone
14. run it through the press a few times
15. profit my dude

I N T A L I G O - etching a stone into metal

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1. polish and prepare the metal plate. take it out to dinner. heal it's emotional damage.
2. apply a ground to the plate
3. burn it. literally. pretend it's your ex's photos or something. maybe your dad that left when you were three. idk.
4. etch for 15 minutes
5. rinse.
6. back into the bath you go.
7. wipe ink on it.
8. wipe of excess with tarlatan
9. wipe with a paper towel.
10. put it on the press
11. martin Luther is proud of you