Chine-collé

I couldn’t resist trying some other printmaking techniques with my freshly minted plate. This print uses chine-collé to add color to a black and white print. To make this print, I first cut a pumpkin body and stem out of orange and green Thai Unryu paper. I moistened the colored papers and sprinkled them with wheat paste powder and then placed them on a freshly inked plate. When I ran the plate through the press, the colored paper was laminated in place and then overprinted with black all in one step. The process worked great, but I didn’t like the results with this particular plate because it was designed for black and white with lots of lost edges. The colors made the lost edges found and the print lost some of its appeal. Still, I will file this technique away for another print.

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