Milk Carton Printmaking

Print From a Recycled Carton: In this project I show you how to design and make drypoint prints using recycled cartons, hand coloured with drawing ink. I cover all the steps for making and printing a drypoint print using intaglio methods. This is the first video in my Milk Carton / Tetrapak Printmaking series, where I walk you through the entire process, from preparing your plate to printing and showcasing final results.

Saturday, March 25, 2017 Milk carton printmaking - experimentations A couple of weeks back I began exploring the possibilities of producing prints from plates that are made from milk cartons. Mainly the inner surface of the cartons which protect the liquid inside be they milk, juice or beverages derived from nuts or seeds. Tetra Pak (Milk Carton) Intaglio PrintmakingIntaglio printmaking is where you carve images into a plate.

To create a print, you fill these carved lines with ink, then press paper onto the plate. The paper picks up the ink from the carved areas, revealing your design. Check out my recommended supplies on my Amazon Store FrontThe Print and The.

Find and save ideas about milk carton printmaking on Pinterest. Read on for an at-home method for printing a tetra pak collagraph plate without a press. You'll need to save a tetra pak from your recycling bin - UHT and plant milk cartons, juice cartons and passata packets are all examples of what can be used.

Give them a good rinse and cut them to unfold into a flat plate. As with my previous tutorial on printing with plastic containers and a pasta machine, drypoint printing can also be done with milk cartons. It is also an exciting printing process and good for the.

This is how I made my very first etch using a milk carton in 2020. It's also called 'intaglio printing' or 'tetrapack printing'. This video was made in 2020 during the first lockdown, initially.

Learn how to make a print using household recycling stuff! We will use Tetrapak containers (think ½ gallon milk cartons or juice boxes) as plates for making an intaglio print. In this class, we'll discuss printmaking techniques like chine colle (adding other paper to your print), drypoint methods, and color theory. Students will learn how to operate an etching press, work on composition.

This one-day workshop covers the basics of making and printing an intaglio print, using both Drypoint and Milk Carton (Tetra Pak) printing techniques. What is Tetra Pak printing? It's a printmaking process that is a combination of drypoint and monoprint. You can draw/scratch lines into the surface of a wax coated cardboard and then ink and selectively wipe areas of choice to get tonal.