Drypoint on Lexan

I recently made an edition of drypoint on Lexan prints. I'm a little new to the process so there is definitely room for improvement but they look ok for a first try at printing an edition with this process. They are made just like a regular drypoint, but instead of copper I use Lexan, a shatterproof version of plexiglass that takes extreme amounts of pressure with grace. The process of printing these plates is just like a drypoint as well.

I spread ink over the image area with a piece of matteboard to apply ink to the plate and push the ink into the lines engraved into the plate surface


Once the ink is spread into the lines I use a piece of tarlatan, which is starched cheesecloth, to push the ink further into the lines by rubbing the ink in a circular motion until most of the ink has been removed from the surface of the plate. After buffing the plate with a piece of newsprint to remove any leftover plate tone the plate is ready to print.


This is the final print of the feathers that were printed over a previous plate of diamonds.