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| The process of creating the artwork begins with sketches of the dancers in class |
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Explaining the charcoal drawing 'Timelapse' of the dancers in class and the ballet instructor moving amongst them |
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| Showing the copper sheet that the monotype will be made on |
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Squeezing the charbonnel etching ink onto the palette |
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Showing the palette and the density of the etching ink |
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| The roller is used to collect and roll a thin layer of black etching ink onto the copper sheet |
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With a cloth over the end of a paint brush, drawing into the etching ink using the clay model as inspiration |
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Showing the drawing created on the copper sheet to the enthusiastic crowd |
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| With a cloth over index finger, wiping away the ink to develop a tonal drawing in the black ink of the statue |
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Showing the guests both drawings on the plate |
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Drying the prepared Velin Arches paper by blotting it between 2 sheets of bulky news |
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| Placing the Velin Arches over the image on the plate with bulky news on that, then applying pressure with the roller and hand-pressing the monotype |
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Peeling the monotype away from the plate |
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Ta-dah! |
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| Showing the finished monotype and the remaining ink left on the plate |
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The coloured monotype - rolling thin layers of coloured etching ink onto the copper plate |
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With cloth wrapped over finger, wiping back the ink to create the image |
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| Showing the artwork created on the plate |
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The prepared sheet of Velin Arches paper ready to be placed over the image to be hand pressed |
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