tusche-and-glue method

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The tusche-and-glue method is a technique used in stencil printmaking, particularly in the silk-screen process. It involves painting a design onto the screen using tusche, a black liquid or crayon used in lithography and etching. After the tusche dries, the entire screen is coated with glue. Once the glue is dry, the tusche design is washed out using kerosene or turpentine, leaving the design open for printing. This method can create prints that resemble lithographic images.12

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…quite common is the so-called tusche-and-glue method, which is similar to lift-ground aquatint etching. The design is painted on the screen with tusche and, when dry, the whole screen is covered with glue. When the glue dries, the design is washed out with either kerosene or turpentine. The tusche comes…
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…quite common is the so-called tusche-and-glue method, which is similar to lift-ground aquatint etching. The design is painted on the screen with tusche and, when dry, the whole screen is covered with glue. When the glue dries, the design is washed out with either kerosene or turpentine. The tusche comes…
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