The goal: To turn solid shapes into line drawings, create variations on the theme and translate these into a workable design to print.
Stage 1 of this exercise started by using photos of Walking Irises in my garden. I developed and abstracted the flowers and added other components.
Stage 2 I worked on the individual aspects and created a composition, culminating in an etched solar plate ready for printing.
This final stage shows the printed images including the best print, hand-coloured (seeing as I’m enjoying my Inktense pigment pencils so much).
Above left: Black oil based ink + 40% extender on 250gsm Arches 88 paper. Right: Dairylide yellow/ultramarine blue/black mix + 40% extender on 125gsm cartridge proofing paper.
Above: Black oil based ink + 40% extender, magenta mix (from another person using the studio), Inktense pigment pencils, on 250gsm Arches 88 paper.
Great outcome, learned a lot from this exercise and the resulting prints.
TactualTextiles 
Dear Claire, I am doing MMT at OCA and about to start my next asssignment which is printing.
Reading your blog I know you are particularly interested in printing.
I need to produce a series of monotype and Collatype prints. Have you any basic advice that may help. Just a good paper perhaps or mixing acrylics with mediums.
I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
Penny
Hi Penny, I’ve replied to your OCA email address instead of typing a long answer here. Comment here again if you don’t get it.