Printing with a Collagraph Relief - Printing Workshop Day 4

In our final day in the Printing Workshop, my group and i were able to print using our Collagraph Relief Prints we made in the previous lesson. to do this, we had to apply a colour of oil paint (preferably dark to start with) and rub in onto the relief print, removing the excess ink. After this we could add more and more colours onto the relief print. Once we had done this, we had to get a piece of dampened paper and once again, lay it over the top of the print and put it through a press.
Unfortunately, after a couple of prints, the ink began to 'bleed' into my design, which i didn't want but it came out with some good effects on the paper.

My Design after being sealed with varnsih. 

My design after a couple of prints, showing the 'bleeding'