Tetrapak Collagraph

In this video, I'll show you how to make an experimental collagraph print using Tetra Pak and a mix of everyday materials. I'll walk you through building a textured plate on cardboard — layering foil tape, heavy gel through stencils, glass bead and carborundum gels, gloss medium, and mica flakes — before inking it à la poupée with multiple colours and running it through the etching press. I'll pull two prints so you can see exactly how small tweaks to the technique sharpen the final result. And if you'd like to try this in person, I'll also tell you about my experimental collagraph workshop in Mexico this January 2027. For bookings and information about the course: 👉 https://www.lindalaino.com/experiment... Art Critique App 👉 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/art-cri... Video Timeline 00:00 — Introduction to the abstract Tetra Pak collagraph project 00:41 — Presenting the Tetra Pak plate materials 03:06 — Adding texture with aluminium foil tape 04:26 — Applying heavy gel medium through a stencil 05:38 — Adding texture with glass bead gel and mica flakes 05:53 — Workshop promo: "Experimental Collagraph Printing" in Mexico, January 2027 06:22 — Applying carborundum plate-making gel 07:08 — Adding final details with gloss medium and scoring 10:36 — Inking the plate using the à la poupée technique 13:00 — Preparing the press and printing the plate 13:36 — First print reveal and analysis 16:21 — Second print reveal and final analysis 18:08 — Outro and final look at the finished print 🟩 Plate / Substrate Materials Matte card — large fully-matte cardboard base 🎨 Texture-Building Gels & Mediums Aluminium foil tape (self-adhesive)Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gRWSUQ Extra Heavy Gel Medium 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/2xpva2ws 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4aw3GDM 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/actgr 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4v6VEc0 Golden Glass Bead Gel 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/2p3rkayk 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4wqoaGE 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aBjdu 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/447EqjO Akua Carborundum Plate Making Gel 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/bx2dbwnv 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3BpcxsK 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/arwUL Golden Clear Tar Gel 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/4wsdj4np 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4v56CP5 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ataN4 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ghDsbZ Gloss medium  🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/34f8yw65 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3SF5Mv4 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aShg7 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RfCi6z Mica flakes  🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/5a4d68x2 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4vOe56y 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vdwok9 ✂️ Stencils & Mark-Making Tools Craft knife / scalpel Plastic stencils — nature/linear pattern + pebble/stone pattern Colour Shaper (wide grey silicone spreader) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/y7pu3zeb 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3QvLi7q 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aMHRD 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4weBn5g Paintbrushes: small flat, coarse long-handled, small round-tipped, wide flat, stiff-bristled 🖤 Inks & Inking Tools Intaglio Printmaker's Ink or Akua Intaglio Ink 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/52ka529c 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3VHgBLT 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aP4An Mount card offcuts (for applying ink) Ink Thinning Oil 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/mpbe2uas 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4gY3Swk 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ax8gz Scrim (open-weave fabric, for wiping) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3ym7v7cb 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3ZKalFu 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aT9BF Palette knives Printmaking Equipment Etching press (manual, green-framed — brand not identified) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3crht868 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4gpYt0O 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aaSin Gelli plate (non-slip working surface) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3b4cdzu3 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3ZIx0Rm 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aEhrh 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QO5IZq 📄 Paper Printing paper (brand not specified — soaked in water; rougher side used for the second pull) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/yenjnjbs 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4f8Zx8f 🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ay8K9 Newsprint / thin tissue (interleaving layer) 🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/mpdwk8yf 🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4f9IsuW 🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/49CYsV5 🧰 Other Self-healing cutting mat Disposable gloves Water tray (for soaking paper) Hair dryer (optional — mentioned for speeding up drying) 🤝 Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @collagraphprinting