Baren Digest               Monday, 18 August 2003       Volume 24 : Number 2345


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From: "Tyrus Clutter" <trclutter#NNU.Edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 08:52:01 -0600
Subject: [Baren 22579] Re: a question for the oily printmakers 

This all depends on what effect you want. Some of the hard woods (like
oak) are going to give off that open grain look. I typically use poplar
(which I wet with a wash of watercolor first) and that gives a nice fine
graining which looks quite nice with transparent colors--very soft. It
can also depend on how many prints you'll be pulling. A wire brush and
pine can create some nice effects, but pine won't withstand a tremendous
amount of printing.

TyRuS (now relocated in a very moist Massachusetts)

>Also what woods would you recomment for  the best grain effect?
>
>thanks,
>
>=====
>Lezle Williams
>Laughing Crow Studio
>http://www.laughingcrow.org
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From: GWohlken <blueman#pantek.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:19:14 -0400
Subject: [Baren 22580] transparent wash of watercolor on poplar 

>Tyrus wrote:
>
> I typically use poplar
>(which I wet with a wash of watercolor first) and that gives a nice 
>fine
>graining which looks quite nice with transparent colors--very soft.

Tyrus, are you printing with oil based inks?  You mentioned a wash of 
watercolor that you brush on
to the poplar board.  Does this color transfer to the paper?  Are you 
using rice paste with it to smooth
it, or does the watercolor print in a blotchy way, though transparent.  
I would appreciate you explaining
this a little further.

Gayle/Ohio


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