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Lovely work!
I really love how the chine colle makes it pop.
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Thanks !
That was one of the goals! Im' glad that it worked out!!
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I really like your image but I don't think your paper choice is helping you out here. I like the natural color but it didn't seem to take well to moisture. Maybe dry it with blotters and weights or maybe experiment with some different papers. Just to get the final image to be flatter.
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You're right, but it's not only due to the paper (quality well, not only)... I had to roll the paper in order to bring it back home, and, well, i shouldn't have! (and won't do it again!)
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If rolling it up is what caused the wave you may consider re-wetting the print and drying it with towels and a weight. I have had very good luck with that and it shouldn't disrupt your etching. Best of luck!
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Great idea ! Though i'll have to be carefull by re-wetting it : I don't wan't the water to dissolve the glue on the white paper!!
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In that case the most gentle approach would involve a damp rag applied to the back of your paper or a squirt bottle. Hopefully that wouldn't affect the glue.
If you have some scrap of the same paper to test on, you may also be able to iron the wrinkles out with a clothing iron on a very low heat. Because as you say it was curled after drying it may be easier to get the wrinkles out than an etching that never dried flat.
Plan C would involve an exacto knife and a fresh sheet of your brown paper.
For glue and printmaking, I am a big fan of PVA. It looks like elmer's glue but it's archival and industrial strength.
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Wow, well thanks for your help and all the good thoughts!
I tried the ironing, and it worked just perfectly for the brown paper... unfortunatly there's no much change on the white part (maybe there're bubbles??)
Next time i'll use PVA !
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I am glad to hear that worked! even if it was only partways. You may also consider getting a bone folder which is a bookbinding smoothing/flattening tool if you plan on doing a lot of collage/glue elements in your work. It will prevent any bubbles from forming.
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In fact, it's a technique we call "chine collé" (in french). It's a traditional etching and inking, but then i took a piece of white silk paper, cut at the size of the copper plate and glued on one side (with wallpaper glue), laid it on the plate, glued side up, and on top the brown paper.
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looks like it was drawn and etched in the traditional way, then when the black ink was rubbed in to the plate, melwilyn put a whitewash over it. then printed it the normal way.
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