Monotype printmaking ideas

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1. Print a self portrait that is the same size as your monotype plate. 2. Make a photocopy of that picture so you have a working copy that you don't mind getting dirty. Photocopiers are high contrast, so you will have a nice B&W image with very high contrast for comparison. 3. Roll up a thin layer of ink across your plastic monotype plate. 4. Start wiping away the highlight areas. You do not have to be accurate. You will be able to correct later. This is just getting you started. 5. Since…

How to color a monotype ghost print using watercolor or colored pencils, or both together, with some caveats related to your choice of paper.

Many, many people have been asking "What is a monotype?" and "How do you do it?"Known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques, a monotype is essentially a hand-printed painting. The appeal of the monotype lies in its unique translucency that creates a quality of light very different from a painting. The spontaneity of mark-making and layering of printing inks creates a surface that is unlike any other art.I roll or dab oil-based inks onto a smooth plastic surface…

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