Colored prints using a combination of monoprint and drypoint.

Here is the start of my prints..I used a process called drypoint. Drypoint is a printing process where I scratched into the plate, inked the plate..and then removed the excess ink with a textured cloth called "scrim." Initally I wanted to keep my prints black and white but then I decided to experiment with color using similar colors to those of the sky in my photographs in my previous post. To add color to my prints   I first made a monoprint in which i inked up the plate, and using a cloth I wiped away any ink I did not want on the plate. Its as simple as that! 

Here is the black ink and the rubber i used to rub ink on the plate.

Textured cloth called "scrim." This is used to remove excess ink off the plate.