Monotype printmaking ideas

Monoprint artist Lynda Goldberg. Incorporates natural objects as well as hand drawn aspects.

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…

Jeanne McGee on Instagram: "Drawing on fabric🖤. I enjoy this process so much and plan on using some of the fabric for a new wall hanging😀. I’m using @speedball_art professional ink . . #drawingonfabric #speedballart #monotypes #monotypeprintmaking #printmaking #printmaker #printmakersofinstagram"

Monoprinting is a lovely technique that allows printmakers to be spontaneous, painterly and experimental. This simple monoprint project produces beautiful delicate prints using a piece of scrim and an etching press. Begin with a piece of perpex, a plastic inking plate or a sheet of drypoint plastic. use masking tape to tape off a rectangle on your perspex. … Continue reading "Monoprinting with Scrim"

Over the next few weeks I've got a few monotype / monoprint workshops to teach. Students usually love enjoy these sessions, as they ...

What Is A Monotype In Art? [Monotype vs Monoprint], Monotype art is a kind of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-spongy surface. The surface, or grid, has a copper carving plate, however, in contemporary work, it can shift from zinc or acrylic glass.

Explore printmaking with children using the monotype technique.