In this video, I'll show you how to make an experimental collagraph print using Tetra Pak and a mix of everyday materials. I'll walk you through building a textured plate on cardboard — layering foil tape, heavy gel through stencils, glass bead and carborundum gels, gloss medium, and mica flakes — before inking it à la poupée with multiple colours and running it through the etching press. I'll pull two prints so you can see exactly how small tweaks to the technique sharpen the final result. And if you'd like to try this in person,

I'll also tell you about my experimental collagraph workshop in Mexico this January 2027.

For bookings and information about the course:
👉 https://www.lindalaino.com/experiment...

Art Critique App
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Video Timeline

00:00 — Introduction to the abstract Tetra Pak collagraph project
00:41 — Presenting the Tetra Pak plate materials
03:06 — Adding texture with aluminium foil tape
04:26 — Applying heavy gel medium through a stencil
05:38 — Adding texture with glass bead gel and mica flakes
05:53 — Workshop promo: "Experimental Collagraph Printing" in Mexico, January 2027
06:22 — Applying carborundum plate-making gel
07:08 — Adding final details with gloss medium and scoring
10:36 — Inking the plate using the à la poupée technique
13:00 — Preparing the press and printing the plate
13:36 — First print reveal and analysis
16:21 — Second print reveal and final analysis
18:08 — Outro and final look at the finished print

🟩 Plate / Substrate Materials

Matte card — large fully-matte cardboard base
🎨 Texture-Building Gels & Mediums

Aluminium foil tape (self-adhesive)Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gRWSUQ

Extra Heavy Gel Medium
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/2xpva2ws
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4aw3GDM
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/actgr
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4v6VEc0

Golden Glass Bead Gel
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/2p3rkayk
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4wqoaGE
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aBjdu
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/447EqjO

Akua Carborundum Plate Making Gel
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/bx2dbwnv
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3BpcxsK
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/arwUL

Golden Clear Tar Gel
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/4wsdj4np
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4v56CP5
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ataN4
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ghDsbZ

Gloss medium
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/34f8yw65
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3SF5Mv4
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aShg7
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RfCi6z

Mica flakes
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/5a4d68x2
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4vOe56y
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vdwok9
✂️ Stencils & Mark-Making Tools
Craft knife / scalpel
Plastic stencils — nature/linear pattern + pebble/stone pattern
Colour Shaper (wide grey silicone spreader)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/y7pu3zeb
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3QvLi7q
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aMHRD
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4weBn5g
Paintbrushes: small flat, coarse long-handled, small round-tipped, wide flat, stiff-bristled
🖤 Inks & Inking Tools
Intaglio Printmaker's Ink or Akua Intaglio Ink
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/52ka529c
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3VHgBLT
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aP4An
Mount card offcuts (for applying ink)
Ink Thinning Oil
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/mpbe2uas
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4gY3Swk
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ax8gz
Scrim (open-weave fabric, for wiping)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3ym7v7cb
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3ZKalFu
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aT9BF
Palette knives
Printmaking Equipment
Etching press (manual, green-framed — brand not identified)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3crht868
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4gpYt0O
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aaSin
Gelli plate (non-slip working surface)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/3b4cdzu3
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/3ZIx0Rm
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/aEhrh
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QO5IZq
📄 Paper
Printing paper (brand not specified — soaked in water; rougher side used for the second pull)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/yenjnjbs
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4f8Zx8f
🇬🇧 Great Art: https://lk.gt/ay8K9
Newsprint / thin tissue (interleaving layer)
🇺🇸 Blick: https://tinyurl.com/mpdwk8yf
🇬🇧 Jackson's Art: https://tidd.ly/4f9IsuW
🛒 Amazon: https://amzn.to/49CYsV5
🧰 Other

Self-healing cutting mat
Disposable gloves
Water tray (for soaking paper)
Hair dryer (optional — mentioned for speeding up drying)


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