fall leaves plate

Today was a busy day in the printmaking studio. I had a number of plates ready to print.


I used some of the paper I made this month for the print. On the first printing I inked the plate using cerulean blue. On the second printing I used a brown, wiped out the leaves and added a touch of yellow & gold just on them. Of course when you wipe the plate the colors mix. Then since the paper is damp from the first printing the colors mingle together. I did not wet the paper because it is so delicate but I laid two damp sheets of newsprint against the hmp.









On my second try I used red and brown over the cerulean blue. a different look.