Monotype prints

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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…

mono prints

9" x 13" Akua Kolor on Okawara

Monotype printing produces a unique print as the image is draw or painted onto a surface and most of the ink is removed during the first print.

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