Trace monotype

A blog post with process photos, and a video tutorial to teach you how to make a trace monotype. This is a linear-style of printmaking that doesn't require a press, or drawing skills. The soft-edged lines of the print are perfect for adding colored pencil or watercolor to enhance your print.

Trace monotype with chine collé 18 x 24cm Monotype 18 x 24 cm Trace monotype is an excellent process for anyone who wants to try printmaking but doesn't have a press. For the first print I pasted some pieces of different coloured paper on to my printmaking paper then I rolled oil based etching ink (your can use linoprint or other relief inks - water-based or oil) on to a piece of plexiglass of the size I wanted the finished print to be. I then laid my paper face down on the inked plexiglass…

Trace Monotype with Chine Collé on Rives BFK printmaking paper Kanji 1 is shown in Recent Works: CSP 101st Annual Members Show, at Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland CA, Jan 9 - Feb 7, 2015. Kanji 1 is

Trace Monoprinting is a simple low tech process that can be done without a printing press. It has a fuzzy line quality and can be quick and expressive. Click on the image to see a larger size of the individual trace monoprints. You only need a few tools to give trace monoprinting a try: a […]

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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