Complete Print the Intaglio Way
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- In this complete version (without his subtitles) Bill Ritchie teaches how he prints the intaglio way in 12 minutes. Intaglio is the most common way etchings are printed by hand. He uses a replica of a Rembrandt etching plate (much enlarged) and in one-minute steps he prepares paper, press and the plate. Following cleanup, he dries, mats and frames his demonstration “masterpiece.” He prints with the DIY Mini Etching Press he designed and sells on printmakingworld.com
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I am the young sponge to the incredible amounts of knowledge you have here on you're channel. A true treasure for anyone to learn. Thank you so much. Great content!
You've been busy, Cosmic Steve! Thanks for the attention - love it! - BR
Lovely little press. Thanks for showing us all your skills and the workshop
You are welcome - thank you for watching and sending your compliment, NickVenture1! - Bill
I really enjoyed watching you work, brought back a moment in time for me.
It's strange, but having my past on UA-cam does the same for me. I'm glad if this was pleasing to you.
this was also a helpful informational video! but the tiny soaking tray did make me very happy!
oh my god. Everything is so mini and adorable...
I'm glad this pleased you, Judith Feist.
Great video! This is what I want to learn how to do!
Hi Bill Ritchie,
the Mini-Halfwood I've got from you, is still working very fine with different techniques: cold-point intaglio, "hot-point" intaglio, embossing, relief-printig from wood, copper, carton-board >new: motiv made with a mini-laser-engraver, linol-cut, and a lot more...
Every idea/experiment is easy to realise, because the press is stored beside my desk-top ;-)
Thank you again
-ekk-
Great video. I have an old etching press and up to now had no idea how to use it.
Magnifique !
L'Esprit lié au savoir Faire !
Un Grand Merci pour Ce Moment ;)
Thank you, LeFred De La Mancha. This is much appreciated. - BR
Very nice and informative video.
Me encanta como trabajas. Muy ordenado y metódico. Muy necesario para un buen resultado. Gracias por ese gran espíritu!
Agradezco tu cumplido, gracias, me alegro que te guste. - Bill
Love your content! 👏👏👏
Thank you, Nora Rae - and right now I'm working on a flipbook encyclopedia about the press.
So interesting and super useful! :)
Thank you, I appreciate your comment. - B
Lovely :) Thank you Sir :)
Best printing system I love it
Thank you - it is my pleasure to read your compliment, Michael Iromeri. - Bill
Wonderful
Thank you, I appreciate this, and if you have any suggestions to make new, better one, let me know by email. - BR
Thank you Sir.
You are quite welcome, I appreciate your watching. - Bill
That little press is adorable. I hope I can afford one someday.
I'm working on that, but I need to know how. Thinking of rent-to-buy. Educator specials. Group. Subscriptions. Many ideas - even using interactive sketchbooks, if you know what I mean.
Bill you seem like quite the guy - did you carve that plate too? Very gifted man. Thanks for sharing your talents and invention
Thanks, Nick Doe, I made the plate, yes, but not carving. I etched it with the same method I made the medallions that I decorated the press with. See that in a video called Make A Badge. thanks for the compliments, makes my day!
Letterpress with the Mini-Halfwood:
the frames of the Adana 8 x 5" fits to the Mini-Halfwood with 14cm rolers.
So you can letterpress also with the Halfewood.
That's a great idea!
hello ,I like this amazing and very clear video step by step )),
please tell me where to buy/get the same or similar replica plates ?
thank you)
I love your message. I made the plates for a business proposal, the business is in its startup phase. If you contact me at ritchie@seanet.com, we can have an online chat if you want to. Thanks for your interest.
Whenever I've done this The copper plate bends and curves with the movement of the roller similar to coin presses. Any tips on how to prevent this?
Sorry I took a long time, I just noticed your question. Yes, if the paper under the plate is thicker than, say, newsprint, then it allows the plate to curve. When I want to shape a medallion or anything to fit the curve of a wood surface, then I put mat board under the copper and adjust the pressure until the curve is right. It's reversable, too. I hope I got your question right, let me know if not. ritchie@seanet.com
Máster!!.
how do you determine the amount of pressure to put on the press?
Trial and error. The variables, in addition to pressure, are (1) paper, the kind and its softness/dampness, (2) the ink, how stiff or runny, (3) the plate, how deep the textures and lines, (4) the felts (aka packing), how thick/thin. In rare cases, the temperature of the plate if you're using oil-base inks. The hardest thing to describe online is the "feel" or the resistance met when turning the wheel; it's also the best thing about f2f teaching, i.e., being there. As for motor-driven presses, I suppose the sound of the motor. Thanks for this good question, Mary Shoemaker.
where to get that portable rolling press? and what is that ink? thanks
Get it at sales@kughler.com, a Seattle company. The ink is Charbonnel.
Bill where can I buy these pre-etched plates?
As far as I know, I'm the sole source, but they can't be purchased by themselves, only with the Mini Etching Press. You can make them yourself, too using the silitransfer method like you see in MAKE A BADGE. Thanks for asking, Alex!
can someone explain why need to clean the plate? i know if you make alot of prints you dont need to clean it before each print right? you can perhaps clean it at the end of the session?
Yes, only at the end so the remaining ink doesn't dry. Even if it does, it can be dissolved. Good point.
@@BillRitchie thanks , this is cool video for sure
Can't find the press on your site, hard to navigate, Sir do you have a link please? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Swampy sales@kughler.com
Swampy, did you get my reply? contact sales@kughler.com
Question: Do you not put the cardinal directions in the lat/long?
47.626N 122.34W Seattle, USA
47.626N 122.34E Rural China
47.626S 122.34W Middle of Pacific Ocean
47.626S 122.34E Middle of the Southern Ocean
Wow, best question! I thought minus sign in front took care of it. I must review my work. Thank you, good test.
@@BillRitchie Ahh, it possibly does. Perhaps for longitude, N is positive and S is negative, while for latitude, E is positive and W is negative, but only the negative sign is used, so that:
47.626 -122.34 Seattle, USA
47.626 122.34 Rural China
-47.626 -122.34 Middle of Pacific Ocean
-47.626 122.34 Middle of the Southern Ocean
@@nashvillain171 This was a good lesson, thank you. I want to reward you with one of the prints from this series based on Rembrandt's self-portrait if you send your physical address to me by some confidential means like Friend me on Facebook or whatever works for you. My website is emeraldaworks.com.
@@BillRitchie Bill, that's so very kind of you. Your offer is unnecessary, but I will graciously accept and drop you an email. How exciting! 😄 Thank you, sir!
I noticed that in rotogravure there is no blanket/mat. What does the mat do in this case?
The "mat" in this case refers to the popular framing method for a finished, presentable artwork - such as this intaglio print. In rotogravure (which is not what this video is about) there may be a mat involved but I am not sure because I don't know much about true rotogravure printing. It may be similar to offset lithography printing were there is a blanket (or mat?) involved, which receives the ink and then transfers from there to the finished paper for the final, presentable print. Think of the mat in my video as a "window" inside the picture frame. I hope I got your question right - if not, reply. And thank you! - BR
@@BillRitchie Well rotogravure is a form of intaglio printing, though more commonly the engraving is a series of dots than lines. In rotogravure a doctor blade puts ink into the engraved cylinder, also another one wipes the rest of the cylinder’s surface clean. Then the print material is fed between two rollers, one if which has the engraving, the other just opposes. The gap and the print material properties alone sets the pressure. The print material gets squeezed into the engraving and takes up the ink. In general crafting intaglio style printing, I see people sandwich the paper and engraving between a blanket of sorts. I know this video is about intaglio printing, but the two are related and I was just wondering if the blanket evens out the applied pressure or some other purpose.
@@weirdsciencetv4999 I get it now - THAT blanket. It is often a thin wool blanket with two purposes: One, it pushes the softened (damp) paper into the intaglio lines to catch the ink and, two, it absorbs the water from the damp paper. Sometimes a person might forget the paper and, if that happens, the felt blanket gets printed! Not a good thing. Thanks again. - BR
I am new to intaglio and I would LOVE to purchase a print, but could not find the website you mentioned. Would you please let me/us know the new site? If it still exists? THANKS!!!
I am looking forward to the 12 lessons!! God bless you!!
I sent a reply earlier and I notice you said "purchase a print" but you may have meant "press". U can buy the press, as I put above either direct from the manufacturer, kughler.com/ep, or on Etsy. You get more choices of size from Mr. Kughler. My Etsy shop is HalfwoodPress for presses and RitchieMiniArt for prints.
@@BillRitchie THANKS SOO MUCH!!! I had not realized you had replied. God bless and thanks again!
And yes, I meant press! :)
Is there any way to purchase an intaglio press like that?
I'm glad you're interested. Yes, Tom at sales@kughler.com or www.kughler.com/ep still makes them and has several in stock ready for you.
@@BillRitchie Thank you. I am a former Intaglio printer retired...this is interesting.
@@AtlantaBestHomes you will enjoy my Halfwood Press encylopedia on an app I'm testing - let me know if it functions for you. Emeraldaworks.com
by the way, can't find the website
Yeah, I know, I cutting back and sending requests to sales@kughler.com. 'S gonna take me a long time to change the emails on my 200 UA-cam videos - argghhh! Probably be easier to restore my business, but I'm too old.
Nice video, takes me back . I was an Intaglio printer for 20 years. Do you have an email address?
Sure - I'm glad it still played well ritchie at seanet dot com. I'm curious, what you think looking back.
Wish your website worked.
Describe this problem, I wanna know. Thanks
DRAT! none of the websites work from this Video?? WHY??!! I wanted to purchase his mini press.....:(
Www.kughler.com/ep, also sales@kughler.com, also halfwood shop on Etsy
You might think about renting a Halfwood but we have only rented in the local area, but it's worth considering.
@@BillRitchie Okay, so I am a student, and cannot afford these. I will just have to get an art job first!!
@@monicaparson6118 where r u
@@BillRitchie Lynchburg VA
Just looked it up and that press he has costs $1850.00!!!
Hmm. I looked it up and it's a different press. kughler.com/ep/in6in.htm
this type of music should be forbidden
I agree. If I had a chance to do it over, I would not use background music at all. I can only apologize for offending your ears. - BR
@@BillRitchie haha it's all good. Thanks for the video though! :)