DRY POINT PRINTING:

Dry point printing is probably the process that i have found the easiest, however I never used to like it because of how messy it can get!

To begin the process, I start with scratching/marking a design onto thick assatate, tracing over a design is the best way to do this. Then i take my assatate to the print room and cover all the lines with a mixture of printing ink and extender for inks. After thouroughly covering all the lines, i wipe the excess off and try to get the rest of the assatate as clean as i can. Then, after soaking papers and materials in water for a good 5-10 minutes, I place the etched and inked design onto the pre-soaked paper in the rolling press, roll the machine untill the plate has passed through, and carefully remove the finished piece and assatate.
Then leaving to dry for half a day to a day is ideal.