How to make a Drypoint Etching Print - Trace Your Art on Drafting Film - Printmaking Demo

Subscribe to my Art Blog for more Downloads and Tips: https://www.belindadelpesco.com This video is an intermediate to advanced printmaking demonstration of a drypoint engraving created on drafting film (also known as Mylar or Dura-Lar). Here is a playlist of videos focused on drypoint printmaking: http://bit.ly/1D3Rrs9 This video shows how to make a drypoint on plexiglass, and includes some tips on wiping the plate:    • Printmaking Tutorial Demonstration - Drypo...   Visit my Etsy Shop to see work for sale from my studio: http://bit.ly/bdelpescoetsy Subscribe to my art studio newsletter for exhibit news, discount codes and art announcements: http://bit.ly/DelPescoNewsletterSubsc... If you don't have a press, see both of these videos for tips to print a drypoint engraving by hand: http://bit.ly/1HHRBtf http://bit.ly/1zaApCr Check the links below for supplies so you can make a drypoint on mylar too: drawing pencils http://amzn.to/1DgCVM7 Dura-Lar (polyester drafting film as a plate alternative) http://amzn.to/1urklAm etching needle: Twisted Scribe (or Whistler's Needle) https://amzn.to/2XdClhB tarlatan for wiping ink from the plate http://amzn.to/2iL4wBU daubers or "dollies": rolled strips of felt for #ink application http://amzn.to/1iwGsLg (see this post - https://www.belindadelpesco.com/2018/... for instructions to make a felt dauber to ink your plates) or you can use bristle paint brushes http://amzn.to/1fszmKa Matboard https://amzn.to/2ZbnJkC bfk rives printmaking paper (use this if you want to add other media, like watercolor, to your print) amzn.to/1yMFTtc japanese kozo paper - use this if you plan to leave the inks untouched, with no other media added to the print) http://amzn.to/1C97v9I watercolors http://amzn.to/1odkaWN spatula for mixing/laying out ink http://amzn.to/1sevJsW akua ink https://amzn.to/2ZcAjjE akua mag mix (thickens ink) https://amzn.to/2Zbp0bo rubber gloves http://amzn.to/1bNmWvu apron http://amzn.to/1fWXkIh Takach etching press http://www.takachpress.com If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly! Happy printing! #printmaking #drypoint #draftingfilm #printmaking You can find me here: https://www.belindadelpesco.com   / bdelpesco   http://www.etsy.com/shop/bdelpesco   / belinda.delpesco     / bdelpesco     / bdelpesco     / bdelpesco   (Note: This video includes affiliate links, which costs nothing to you, but keeps my art supplies stocked. Thanks for supporting my studio work, so I can share my experiments here with you!)