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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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Watch a quick video and see what a trace monotype print is. Want to learn more join us in the next session of Draw into Print. Read all the details on the workshop page. A trace monotype print has a fuzzy line quality that cannot be reproduced with other methods of printmaking. You can free […]

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Susan McCreevy | Mixed media Artist on Instagram: "Monoprint Fun Techniques… In this video I share my passion for pattern and texture, using acrylic paint and water based printing ink. Discover the magic of household objects in creating repeat patterns! 🌟 Grab your brushes and explore unique collage papers with me today! Click the link in Bio to watch full video on my YouTube Channel! 💙 #gelprinting #gelprin #gelliprintcollage #gelliartsartist #gelpressobsessed #stencilart #mixedmediaart…

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You can use the fuzzy line quality to create interest in your mixed media work. In the image above, I made the circles and dashed lines on a tea bag, using the trace monoprinting technique. Then I used that tiny print to create calm and repetition in this collage. Tea bags and sewing patterns are […]

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I have been experimenting with ways of making line in monoprint techniques. Here is a video of it: These are studies, starts, experiments, just to see what I can do with these processes. I am working on Cheap Drawing Paper (aka Blick's white sulphite drawing paper), with Golden OPEN acrylics. Here are some of the results: Deli paper line (trace monotype) with crayon resist line on gel plate Same processes as above Deli paper line with string mask line on gel plate Deli paper line with crayon…

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Collage techniques for using monoprints made with a Gelli Arts® printing plate on mat board, wood panels, canvas board, or stretched canvas. In this step-by-step tutorial, artist Catherine Tonning-Popowich shares how you can collage on all of these substrates using a technique that involves coating two sides of the gel-printed paper with medium to create acrylic skins. #gelliarts #gelplate #printingplate #monoprinting #printmaking #gelprinting #gelliplate #artteacher #collage

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laura weiler ▪️visual artist ▪️collage illustration on Instagram: "New! Satisfying monoprint pulls and a new approach, for me at least. Making mono prints for paper to use in analog collages and the backgrounds for digital collage. I made a few more of these mono prints and I’m excited to share them soon. I created the illustrations in @procreate using some @truegrittexturesupply with my new monoprint pulls What do you think? I know my art has been a little like ‘spaghetti against a…

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2016 Topic 9: Mono Printing Vickie Porter Hi everyone, Darcy here we are with the start of another topic, this time we are mono printing. This is the technical term for creating 'one off' prints, and there are many ways to do this. The name 'mono' means single, and in this case it means a single print can be made at a time. Each successive print needs more paint or ink applied to the block or plate, this changes each print ever so slightly, meaning no two are identical. With some techniques…

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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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