How to Make Stencils for Collagraphs

Explore the art of creating and utilizing stencils for collagraph printing in this 38-minute video tutorial. Discover various materials for stencil-making, including Mylo, printing paper, and Dura-lar, while learning creative approaches to use and reuse stencils and their by-products. Master techniques for working with positive and negative spaces, incorporating oil-paper stencils, and experimenting with patterns to add texture and depth to your artwork. Follow along as the instructor demonstrates protecting borders with frisket tape, creating two-tonal stencils on gelli plates, mono printing with a press, and utilizing stencil by-products for layered effects. Gain valuable insights into materials such as Akua inks, sunflower oil, and various papers, as well as tools like rollers, palette knives, and a tabletop etching press to enhance your collagraph printing skills.

Intro
Stencil inspiration and using Mylo
Using Printing paper
Using Dura-lar
other stencil ideas and materials
various ways of using stencils
Protecting borders with frisket tape
two tonal stencil on gelli using negative spaces
mono printing positive spaces on the stencil using printing press
amazing stencil by products!
using only part of the stencil with gelli and negative spaces
using positive stencil imprint from the gelli
mono printing positive spaces on the stencil using printing press and stencil window
inking up the stencil directly with the roller and mono printing it using the press
using stencil by products to mono print with another stencil monoprint on top