Reticulated Wash in Mokulito Printmaking Techniques and Demonstration

Learn how to create a reticulated wash effect in Mokulito printmaking in this 19-minute tutorial video. Watch a comprehensive demonstration using distilled water and Tusche Lithography Stick, along with various mark-making techniques including lithography crayons, lithography ink, and hard wax oil. Follow the complete process from creating the plate with multiple textures and techniques to inking and printing both in black and white and with color. The video includes detailed steps for creating reticulation wash, adding mid-tone values, incorporating monotype marks, carving the wood plate, applying gum arabic, and enhancing prints with watercolor. A complete materials list with purchasing links is provided for all supplies needed to recreate this printmaking technique.

Syllabus

1:09 Introduction
2:34 Creating reticulation wash with tusche stick
4:50 Creating mid tone values using hard wax oil
5:26 Adding monotype mark
5:39 Adding hard wax oil
5:55 Adding cling film monotype
6:31 Adding lithographic ink marks
7:00 Adding lithographic crayon marks
7:42 Adding lithographic ink marks
7:50 Adding Etching Ink marks
8:27 Carving wood plate
9:11 Adding lithographic ink marks
9:52 Adding relief stamps
10:00 Carving wood plate
10:19 Adding talc/chalk`
10:34 Adding gum arabic
11:05 Washing off gum arabic
12:56 Inking up with black
13:37 Black and white print
15:17 Inking up with colour
16:16 Printing with colour
17:03 Adding watercolour