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| Simple Printmaking: Monoprints |
 catie writes, "Very different from how we normally think of printmaking, which creates multiples, a monoprint is a single, one-of-a-kind print."
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Materials:
Watercolor crayons {we used Sargent brand}
Heavy, absorbent watercolor paper {we used smaller 5 x 7 paper}
Spray bottle of water
1) Spray & Draw
Wet your paper by spraying it lightly with water, then draw a picture with the watercolor crayons. Keep your shapes simple, you can add details later. Keep your paper wet and apply the color heavily. When you have lots of wet color on your paper, give it a few final sprays of water.
2) Print
Take a fresh sheet of heavy paper and press it flat on top of your wet drawing. Use your hand to smooth and press the sheets of paper firmly together.
3) Peel
Carefully peel the two pieces apart to reveal your monoprint. Peel each corner slowly, and if you notice an area that was not printed enough, you can give it another spray of water and press down again. {The one you printed to is your monoprint. The one you printed from acts as your printing plate.}
4) Embellish
Using your watercolor crayons, add details onto your still-wet print, adding water as needed.
Notes:
~While this was a monoprint, you will end up with two beautiful images: the "plate" and the print, as seen in the photo of Ned's Monster print.
~The Sargent watercolor crayons were somewhat waxy and hard to use. We found that by using the sides of the crayons {and wetting the crayons themselves} we were able to achieve better color saturation. {Next time, I want to try Caran d'Ache brand.}
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You can read more about this idea here: http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/how-tuesday-landmark-monoprints/
Catie Eyer
Artist, mom, and blogger at http://five-ten-fifteen.blogspot.com/
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Posted on Mar 10, 2012 08:33am.
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