Scratch - Collograph - 'Black dog series', Limited edition, original, Richard Studer, Fine art, print, wall authentic art,

Original Limited edition Collograph by the Artist available framed or unframed in a choice of mount colours (edition of 10). Hand printed on watermarked Hannemuhle fine art 100% cotton etching paper on an HS-35 Polymetaal intaglio press.

Each handmade print within the edition is unique and signed and numbered by the artist

Print area 280mmx280mm
Mount size 500mmx500mm

Framed in Black or available unframed to fit 500mmx500mm internal frame measurements in a choice of Oyster, Granite or Beaujolais mountboard.

Collography is one of the newest techniques in printmaking introduced in the 1950's. As the name suggests the printing plate is in effect a collage of different materials each with different ink absorbing qualities. The plate is then covered with ink, the excess is wiped off and finally the plate is polished clean using soft tissue leaving only the ink absorbed by the different material components of the printing plate. The plate is then placed in the authentic press and covered with handmade acid free cotton rag paper before being passed through the rollers. The pressure between the rollers lifts the absorbed ink transferring it to the finished print.
The process is time consuming and until the first proofs are printed the artist only has their experience of the different materials used in the platemaking process to asses what tones the inks may print at - a nerve wracking moment as the plate may bear no resemblance other than texture and outline to the actual print.

The plate for scratch is made of perspex bonded to carborundum paper. The collar is a carborundum paper affixed to the plate and inked separately.