What is Mono Printing?
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has images or lines that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. The characteristic of this
method is that no two prints are alike. There are many techniques of monoprinting. Examples of standard printmaking techniques, which can be used to make monoprints include lithography, woodcut, and etching.
A monoprint is a single impression of an image made from a reprintable block. Artists often use etched plates or some kind of pattern such as lace, leaves, fabric or even rubber gaskets, to add texture. In this case, having a repeated pattern, we have a monoprint.
A monoprint is a single impression of an image made from a reprintable block. Artists often use etched plates or some kind of pattern such as lace, leaves, fabric or even rubber gaskets, to add texture. In this case, having a repeated pattern, we have a monoprint.
Mono Printing Technique
Instructions - Technique One
1. Place glass on top of an image
2. Trace the image onto the glass using paint
3. Lay paper over the surface and smooth the back with a roller
4. Peel off the paper to reveal your image
2. Trace the image onto the glass using paint
3. Lay paper over the surface and smooth the back with a roller
4. Peel off the paper to reveal your image
Instructions - Technique Two
1. Roll out a layer of thin ink onto a surface and then place paper over the top
2. Draw onto the back of the paper
3. Peel off the paper
2. Draw onto the back of the paper
3. Peel off the paper
Artists Who Explored Mono Printing
Georg Baselitz
Rembrandt
Rembrandt