Collagraphs

A collagraph print is similar to an etching, although the plate is usually made of materials that are much more vulnerable and so each plate will only print about 25 prints. The plate is made up of collage, a variety of materials which have been glued onto a firm plate, can be cardboard, hardboard or aluminium. The collage plate is inked using the intaglio method, leaving the recessions or indentations to hold the ink so that it will print when passed through the press with dampened paper.