Collograph & Watercolor: Three Amigos

Three Amigos, 6 x 8 Collograph & Watercolor
I'm back from a weekend art festival in Little Italy-San Diego. It was a wonderful show, with good company, enthused patrons and of course, great food. I promised a few of my new friends that I'd create another post on how to make a collograph. The person to ask about this type of printmaking is the artist who taught me how to make one this winter - Victor McCay. The work in process shots begin below... (start at the bottom)
After a trip through the press, pulling an Artists' Proof. Once this was dry, I painted it with watercolors to get the finished print posted above.
Using tarlatan cloth to wipe excess ink from the plate, while leaving some ink nestled in the grooves and against the curbs of the construction paper edges.
Using a bondo scraper to spread a thin layer of Daniel Smith oil-based black etching ink on the plate.
Coating the finished plate with more gel medium.
Cutting construction paper and gluing it to a piece of mat board coated front & back with Gel Medium.