Monoprint artists

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…

Sarah Jameson is a Shropshire based artist working in a variety of media, including photography, traditional and digital drawing, collage and monoprinting.

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 […]

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 […]

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…

Sarah Jameson is a Shropshire based artist working in a variety of media, including photography, traditional and digital drawing, collage and monoprinting.

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…

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"

Rebecca Vincent describes her unique monotype process for her landscape art

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Jenny Mccabe on Instagram: "Playing with monoprints - painting oil based ink directly onto acetate and manipulating it it’s brushes and rags to create an image then taking a print using a press - quite pleased with some of these - gonna keep playing and see what i learn. #drawing #artwork #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #print #jennymccabe #birdart #ukprintmakers #artist #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #printmaking #womenprintmakers #womenartistsofinstagram #monoprinting…

A blog focusing on watercolor media, that offers tutorials, tips and watercolor-related work in progress from artist and art-instructor Jenny Kroik.

Gelatin printmaking is fun, fast and addictive. But after the initial surprise and excitement many artists want to exercise some control over the process. Or they see clean, crisp layers made by other printmakers and artist and wonder how it was achieved. Now fair warning, monotype printmaking is often experimental and exact marks often can […]

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.

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"

Combining collagraphs and mono-prints is a lovely versatile technique that I have used several times in community workshops

Naomi Southon - jewellery artist and seller of teabag paper on Instagram: "I really like all the different types of effect that I have been able to achieve using this one stencil. I think out of all of them though this is my favourite. #monoprints #monotype #monoprinting #collagepapers #collagefodder #teabagpaper #teabagprinting #teabag #teabagart #teabagpaperproject #artproject #collageart #collagepattern #pattern #patterndesign #inspiration #natureinspires #inspiredbynature #naturalforms…