A blog about Stockport landmarks by artist/printmaker Neil Robinson which follows a printmaking project depicting the diverse architectural styles of my hometown both new and old.
This weekend I have been working on some mono prints using St. George’s church as inspiration. I lightly soaked some cartridge paper in water and used oil based ink. Using cotton buds, ink dabber and a cloth to wipe away sections I wanted to be light. I then passed the inked acrylic plate through the press.
The third mono print was created by placing a photograph under the acrylic plate as a guide to map out the shape of the church using masking tape.
I’ve been working on a small series of Eco Image Transfer prints recently using Fabriano printing paper. I am using black & white and colour laser prints.
The size of the prints are roughly smaller than A6 (10.5 x 14.85 cm). One of my prints was experimental and consisted of trying to combine eco image technique and linocut. The layer of Lino print didn’t really allow the toner from the transfer to adhere to the paper and caused the transfer to apply a blotted effect. The toner has tried to absorb into the paper but the oil based ink seems to have blocked the print from fixing. I found smaller detail like the aeroplane seem to work but the church building was more like a murky blob. Interesting results, may try out a few more.
Below is a gallery of prints I’ve been working on this month.
In summary, I observed that the Eco Image Transfer print method works best for small sized print formats and that black and white toner works best.
Stockport In Print 
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