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Elana Goren Printmaking: White Ground Plate/Print Comparison
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Friday, March 20, 2015. White Ground Plate/Print Comparison. Left: zinc etching plate with white ground applied. Right: etching print, 1st state. Etching © 2015, Elana Goren. I have reviewed white ground etching techniques previously here. You should be able to get a good idea of the white ground process from the these links (previous posts), especially the first one. White ground etching, 2nd State. 169; 2015, Elana Goren. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am a printmaker and I always love discoveri...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: Watercolor Monotype - Further Discussion
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Saturday, January 12, 2013. Watercolor Monotype - Further Discussion. Small detail: And Then There Were None,. Watercolor monotype ©2012 Elana Goren. I had a request from a blog visitor to elaborate on my previous post, "Expressive Watercolor,". Firstly, a little background on monotypes. Impressionists from Degas. There are companies such as Akua. That produce water-based inks that are designed for non-toxic monotype methods and I discuss these mediums in my class. However, I have found these colors ...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: March 2015
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Friday, March 20, 2015. White Ground Plate/Print Comparison. Left: zinc etching plate with white ground applied. Right: etching print, 1st state. Etching © 2015, Elana Goren. I have reviewed white ground etching techniques previously here. You should be able to get a good idea of the white ground process from the these links (previous posts), especially the first one. White ground etching, 2nd State. 169; 2015, Elana Goren. Links to this post. Thursday, March 5, 2015. Depicts the connection of cruelty to...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: William Hogarth and his "Four Stages of Cruelty"
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Thursday, March 5, 2015. William Hogarth and his "Four Stages of Cruelty". 8220;The Reward of Cruelty” by William Hogarth. There is a great post up over at Our Hen House. About William Hogarth's prints (engravings) as protest against cruelty. His series, Four Stages of Cruelty. Depicts the connection of cruelty towards non-humans to cruelty towards fellow humans in societal problems and norms. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Links to my other sites. Small detail: And Then Th...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: Mixed Media Monotypes
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Friday, January 2, 2015. Mixed media and ink monotype. I've been doing alot of drawing on top of some of my water-media monotypes. The one pictured above used the monotype technique described here. As well as here. But I used a non-waterproof calligraphy ink instead of watercolor and pigments. Please see previous posts for reference about how to create water-media (watercolor) based monotypes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Links to my other sites. Small detail: And Then Th...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: Experimenting with white ground etching
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Experimenting with white ground etching. Etching, ©2010 Elana Goren. This past fall, I experimented with etching techniques that I hadn't tried before such as white ground etching. For the print above, I used white ground as an acid resist on a zinc plate. After applying the white ground, the plate is covered with aquatint rosin and it can then be etched. It's recommended to use the white ground before applying aquatint since this makes for a smoother surface to paint on. Experi...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: Chine Collé
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Saturday, June 30, 2012. It is a matter of preference which type of glue and technique is used for chine collé. I prefer methyl cellulose which I have seen used at the Robert. Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (RBPMW). In NYC and that's where I learned the technique that I will describe here. There are many recipes for mixing. Powder with water to create the paste, but it's tough to say which is best because it all depends on the needs of each project. You can find recipes online by searching for ". Needs t...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: November 2014
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Saturday, November 29, 2014. Show at the Mehu Gallery. Curated by Bruce Waldman. Links to this post. Sunday, November 2, 2014. Not My Usual Post. Cup and Saucer Vine bud(s). Photo was taken Nov. 1, 2014. File this post under:. This is completely unrelated to printmaking but something I wanted to share just the same. The other annual plants that I have for the hummingbirds are still flowering: C. Butterfly Deep Pink Pentas. And a Bahama Firebush. Here are a couple of more photos (below) of my Cup and Sauc...
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Elana Goren Printmaking: Another Watercolor Monotype Experiment
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Saturday, March 17, 2012. Another Watercolor Monotype Experiment. Watercolor Monotype, ©2012, Elana Goren. I don't have a picture of the print at the moment but I will post it when I do. UPDATE: Here is the 1st print from this plate. As you can see, the color above the horse's head is mostly lost. Watercolor Monotype, ©2012, Elana Goren. And this is the ghost print (2nd print from same plate) in which I added more color to the plate before printing it again,. As well as a charcoal drawing to the print.
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Elana Goren Printmaking: January 2015
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Friday, January 2, 2015. Mixed media and ink monotype. I've been doing alot of drawing on top of some of my water-media monotypes. The one pictured above used the monotype technique described here. As well as here. But I used a non-waterproof calligraphy ink instead of watercolor and pigments. Please see previous posts for reference about how to create water-media (watercolor) based monotypes. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Links to my other sites. Small detail:...
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