My shape is cut from an old piece of linoleum. If I was teaching, I would tell you to put 3 light coats of screen filler on. The heaver the coats the longer it takes to dry. And I would say 10 minutes or dry to the touch between coats. Also, you can play with paintbrush strokes -because when you ink up the plate like an Intaglio, they are a nice effect. Play 🙂 My plastic woven material does not want to stick and it wants to fall apart. But I really want to use it.Sometimes I get impatient and the good news – I got away with it. I put plastic wrap on the plate and a stack of books to flatten my cat. Be careful not to leave it too long. And peel the plastic wrap off slowly.I love draping cheesecloth. To help with a little less mess, you can put your fabric of choose in a bag and pour some medium into the bag and squish it around till coated. Nope, I just do not like the plastic fern stuff enough to fuss trying to make it stick. Glad it did not work right away. This is how the plate is right now. Maybe I will cut the top off the vase, or perhaps play with it. Just going to let it be today and come back to it another day. Meanwhile, I would like you to check out this lovely sharing site. The Curious Printmaker : https://www.thecuriousprintmaker.co.uk/ Happy Printmaking!
Artist/Printmaker
Graduated in 1984 with a BFA in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design NSCAD. Making art all my life.
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Artist/Printmaker-Debra James Percival 