My final images are far from perfect, but it was a great opportunity to learn the technique and get a feel for the process. Here's a couple of the pieces I made.
The Drypoint image was created by scratching into a perspex plate using various tools. This is a simple sepia toned print of my Drypoint Lighthouse.
I also ran a 'blue' version of the dry point and tried to capture the 'night' feel with the moon reflected in the water.
The collograph was great fun to make - layer different textures of wallpaper, tissue and tinfoil and cutting away the mountboard base, which is then varnished over to protect. Here is the finished collograph plate prior to printing.
This is probably the best of the prints from the collograph plate, although I would have liked to spend more time and get the definition of the lighthouse more clear - still it gives a good indication of the possibilities.
Finally, as I was in town to catch a train at 7am! I took a photo of the train station with a beautiful red morning sky ;-)
