Embossing printmaking

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Jill Dunn - Printmaker on Instagram: "…more #linocut block embossing… it’s so deeply satisfying…. #printmaking #embossing #polymerclay playtime"

Blind embossing doesn’t need ink or special tools. The idea is to cut shapes out of cardboard or use some string or other found objects and make an imprint of their texture. There is something very fun and unique about a subtle shape embossed in a piece of paper.

Greg Mathews

Large View: http://seanwes.com/2013/ampersand-embossed/

Blind embossing involves pressing deep textures into paper, creating subtle and dynamic images that change with the angle of light and the position of the viewer.

|| Adventures In Printmaking || Blind Embossing || --------------------------------------------- | Zinc | Etched Plate | 7 cm | I printed the plate on an etching press, without any ink. The technique creates a subtle image, which is raised up out of the paper. I used wet paper for this example, but you can also use dry paper.