How to Make a Drypoint Etching Print from Recycled Plastic with No Press

Subscribe to my Art Blog for more Downloads and Tips: https://www.belindadelpesco.com This is a beginner to intermediate demonstration of printing a drypoint etching from recycled plastic food containers without a press Here is the blog post that goes with this video: https://www.belindadelpesco.com/how-to-make-a-drypoint-etching-from-recycled-plastic-and-print-it-without-a-press.html/ A drypoint print is made by using scribes or etching needles to engrave line work into a piece of plastic from a lettuce container. The engraved plastic is then inked, and wiped, which clears ink from the upper surface of the plate, and leaves ink embedded in the incised line work. The plate is pressed to paper, and the ink in the lines is transferred to the paper to create a drypoint etching print. Visit my Etsy Shop to see work for sale from my studio: http://bit.ly/bdelpescoetsy Plexiglass (or perspex, optix, lexan, etc.) plate http://amzn.to/1vN3UN8 Twisted Scribe (or Whistler's Needle) http://amzn.to/1kfssHD Cork Handled Etching Needle/Scribe (this one was used in the video) http://amzn.to/1CsCLxX Carbide Point Etching Needle/Scribe http://amzn.to/1NZ0jDe Akua Ink starter set http://amzn.to/1MXiA0J Akua MagMix (modifier to thicken the ink) http://amzn.to/1MXiQNm Akua Transparent Base http://amzn.to/1MXiLZR Tarlatan Wiping Cloth http://amzn.to/2iL4wBU storage jars for leftover ink http://amzn.to/1MXiTst rubber gloves http://amzn.to/1bNmWvu apron http://amzn.to/1fWXkIh Putty knife/scraper http://amzn.to/1sevJsW #printmaking paper Bfk Rives paper (lightweight) for use with hand rub/transfer (*recommended if you plan to add other media*) http://amzn.to/1zeJ2S6 If you won't be adding other media, you can try Japanese kozo paper http://amzn.to/1C97v9I tarlatan and newsprint for wiping ink from the plate http://amzn.to/1hVyiQJ daubers or "dollies": rolled strips of felt for ink application http://amzn.to/1iwGsLg or you can use bristle paint brushes http://amzn.to/1fszmKa If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them! Happy printing! #Drypoint #printmaking #engraving #withoutapress If you need help creating titles for your art, check out this effective, speedy online course I've assembled to share tips and tricks harvested from two decades of titling watercolor paintings and printmaking: bit.ly/titlemyart You can find me here: https://www.belindadelpesco.com http://www.patreon.com/bdelpesco http://www.etsy.com/shop/bdelpesco http://www.facebook.com/belinda.delpe... http://instagram.com/bdelpesco http://www.pinterest.com/bdelpesco/ (Note: This supply list includes affiliate links, which costs nothing to you, and keeps my art supplies stocked. Thanks for supporting my studio work, so I can share my experiments here with you!)