Two felt blankets are placed on top of the paper. A dampened sheet of etching paper, larger than the plate itself, is laid on top. The plate is then placed onto the bed of an etching press, a rectangular steel slab. This removes the ink from the raised portions of the plate, leaving only the ink in the recessed areas to be printed. The plate is then wiped with a rag called a tarlatan. The ink is then squeegeed across the plate, forcing the ink into every recessed line and area.
But once the plate itself is complete, all five processes share the following steps to produce the finished intaglio print.įirst, the artist applies ink to the entire surface of the finished plate, often using a roller. The method of creating the recessed areas differs with the technique. The plates are most often made of copper, but zinc, brass and other materials are also used. See more Tetra Pak Prints by other artists on my Printmaking Inspiration Board on Pinterest.Originating in Italy, the word “intaglio,” with a silent “g,” refers to prints made from plates in which the areas that carry the ink are recessed below the surface of the plate. I think I will try it again, when I have a good image for the process. The process is messy, slow and I have to wear gloves and try to be neat. But I was reminded why I prefer to use water based inks and print without a press. I used my little Xpress Xcut embossing machine to print the plate.
To get bold black area, I cut into the silver layer of the package and removed it, leaving soft paper surface that holds a lot of ink. I quickly made some line marks with an etching needle and used Akua Intaglio ink to ink the plate.Ībove you can see the test prints and marks. One of the things that I love about these style of prints it that the folds in the package can be part of the print. So emptied and rinsed the containers and cut them apart. I found broth, soups, milks, and juices at the grocery store and even some things at the Dollar Tree store. Tetra Pak is a composite packaging system. I did some more searching online about the process and just had to give it a try. I found a tutorial and another here on Tetra Pak Collograph/Intaglio.
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