![]() ![]() Or possibly to make it? I have gum arabic and various other printmaking materials. hold it up to the light, and enjoy!ĭavid you mention that the glue is a sticky gum arabic mixture? Please would you tell me whether you know if it is possible to buy this? Lightly press the remaining mica into place, to help 'set' it intoįinish drying the print in the normal way. (If the paper isĬompletely dry though, it will absorb moisture from the glue andĬover the print with a clean sheet of paper and The excess powder thus brushes off easily. The paper can be allowed to dry out somewhat, and Reason why mica printing is usually done as the final step in the Wrong places? Only if the paper is very wet, and this is another Off the excess mica powder with another soft brush, catching it on aĬlean sheet of paper so that it can be returned to the container.ĭoesn't the mica powder stick to the paper in the Once the desired area has all been covered, dust Of the print, then pick up the sheet in two hands and 'roll' it backĪnd forth to let the powder fall in the proper place. Without the brush just drop a small 'scoop' of powder onto the face This step can also be done a different way. Is on the paper, pick up some mica from the container with a softīrush and lightly dust it over the glued area. Paper - the idea is to get a layer of glue right on the paperĪn optional method is to cut a stencil of theĪppropriate shape, place it over the face of the print, and lightlyīrush the glue directly onto the paper. 'printed' the glue mixture onto the paper. Using a very gentle pressure with the baren, I Small amount of blue pigment into the glue, which is a sticky gum Increase the iridescent effect of the insect's wings, so I mixed a The first step is to brush glue over a block carved to match Once the undertone is done, the mica printing canīegin. The grey tone that highlighted parts of the body of the Tone on the wings of the dragonfly (this was actually combined with For this print, I first printed a light grey Transparent, so in order to give body to the finished impression, aīase colour is usually printed first in the area that is to beĬovered with the powder. Natural effect to the wings of a dragonfly in an Utamaro design The background, but also to give a realistic effect to such things as It is used to add a sheen to parts of the design, most commonly Effects sometime seen on Japanese prints is the use of
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