By Rebecca Wall in Opportunities
As spring arrives, and governments outline their plans to bring us out of lockdown, March brings a number of exciting opportunities for artists. Here is ArtWeb’s roundup of the open calls, commissions and art prizes to apply for this month!…
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By Rebecca Wall in Art And Culture
Having multiple income streams is key to building a successful art business, but is reproducing original artworks as prints right for you?
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
Have you always wanted to get into mixed-media printmaking? Find out more about the principles and processes involved at ArtWeb.
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By Gavin Lenaghan in Artwork, How To, Resources
Given the many other labour-intensive and time-consuming stages of printmaking – not least the production of the matrix, such as the plate, block or stone that carries the image information to be printed – choosing your printing paper can seem…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
Is screen printing one of the most traditional of fine art processes, or instead a relatively recent development in printing? From a certain perspective, one could say it to be both; after all, stencilled handprints were among the very first…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
Whether you are a complete printmaking or etching novice or someone possessing a certain level of familiarity with these processes, you could be forgiven for being confused about the term ‘aquatint’ and precisely what it means. Aquatint, in a nutshell,…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
Whether you are using such a metal as copper, zinc or steel – what are the basic steps to prepare the plate?
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
Choosing the right paper for your art is one of the most vital steps in the printmaking process. Read on for tips on how select and prep your paper.
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
If you’re accustomed to the idea that printmaking always involves the incision or engraving into metal that is then printed, you might want to know about a little thing called the collagraph—or collograph, as it is spelt in some circles.…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
While an etching press is the most important piece of equipment for etching, there is wide variation in the types of etching presses available, while the specific printmaking processes that you practise are also likely to influence your choice of…
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