Experimental Monoprinting

In this video I want to show you how you can translate your sketches into some really interesting mono prints which can capture a moody landscape. But first we will start off with some exercises to loosen up and try different materials and techniques in monoprinting.

🎨 Materials:
300 gsm acid from watercolour paper https://amzn.to/4b6X5xB
Container for water batch
Kitchen towels
Dura-Lar https://amzn.to/3xThfwp
Yupo paper https://amzn.to/3Qc5ac4
Cotton wool
Washing up liquid
Masking tape
Akua black ink https://amzn.to/49KQS9w
Akua transparent base https://amzn.to/44evAzZ
Caran D'Ache Neocolor II crayons black https://amzn.to/3U66iiG
Plastic or glass palette
Rollers big and small https://amzn.to/3U8oWq7
Cardboard and various other recycling
Mark making tools https://amzn.to/3JvmOnr
Newsprint https://amzn.to/3W9W3N4
Tweezers https://amzn.to/3JCTfjL
Paint brush
Stencils https://amzn.to/4a50TP3

🎬 Timeline:
0 - Intro
0:34 - Soaking the paper
0:44 - Introducing the plate
1:37 - Prepping the Dura-La plate
2:14 - Securing the plate
2:28 - Preparing the ink
3:12 - Rolling the ink on the plate for warm up 1 on Dura-La
3:52 - Mark making for warm up 1
9:34 - Printing warm up 1 print
12:34 - Inking up and mark making for warm up 2 print on Yupo paper
17:39 - Printing warm up 2 print
18:48 - Printing from sketch discussion
19:36 - Inking up and mark making for Abstract landscape monoprint
25:04 - Printing Abstract Landscape monoprint
25:50 - Printing additional Abstract Landscape monoprint
26:07 - Discussion

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