Yay I'm so happy to have found this. I'm local in Largo, FL too! Just starting to build my relief printmaking skills and I've run into issues with my ink drying to quickly. I will be ordering some retarder after this video. Can you recommend how much ink vs retarder to use on home made paper that's a bit thicker? Thanks so much!
Could someone help me understand how this compares to just direct drawing with ink/ paint, with different tools? I don't get the point? Why would I want to do this instead of direct drawing/ painting? What is the purpose that I would go to all this trouble, putting ink all over the place--- 2 plates, on brayer, with something I do not see gives any different results than direct drawing/ painting? So I guess my main question is what is the best application of printing methods like this? & purpose? Thanks! Thanks for the video.
Monotypes are a great way to make art, and an entryway to print making. Learning how to roll ink, think in positive-negative terms, and they can be FUN! Gel plates are another way to make monotypes, and if the prospect of tracing seems unrewarding, look up Andy Warhol’s trace monotypes. I’d love to have one of those!
you mark the paper where the edges of the plate meet the paper, so you place it the same each time. a cross hair is best to line it up in the same spot. it is then possible to make a registration plate that you hinge tape to this base. you cut a window from it the size and shape of your paper and when you are about to print you can use it to line things up through the window. it has been sometime since I've done this and I may have this a little wrong but that should point you in the right direction!
+1 but I take offense at throwing brand names around "cuz America". These tools have names, and you hopefully chose the tubes of paint by their content, so teach how to read spec and what to look for. Then everyone can choose - and experiment, as well.
Thanks for explaining nicely without extra talking and fluff. Well done.
Great demonstration! Thank you for your time and talent❤
Thank you so much. I’m just getting into this type of work & really love this opportunity.
Thankyou for teaching! such a calm and clear way of explaining printmaking
Thank you for this tutorial - very enjoyable. \i love doing small monoprints.
That is amazing. I will try that. Thank you
Thanks. I would also have liked to see if negative would have printed up. Perhaps it needed a press for best result.
Yes, that was my immediate thought too!
I think it still had enough oomph left in the ink to register a ghost print at least. 😁
That was fabulous thanks.
Thanks for the video! Can you use watercolor instead of ink I wonder?
Great instructional video! Thank you for this.
Yay I'm so happy to have found this. I'm local in Largo, FL too! Just starting to build my relief printmaking skills and I've run into issues with my ink drying to quickly. I will be ordering some retarder after this video. Can you recommend how much ink vs retarder to use on home made paper that's a bit thicker? Thanks so much!
Basically this technique allows you to do one print only could you do more ?
Thank you, that was so useful!
Could someone help me understand how this compares to just direct drawing with ink/ paint, with different tools? I don't get the point? Why would I want to do this instead of direct drawing/ painting? What is the purpose that I would go to all this trouble, putting ink all over the place--- 2 plates, on brayer, with something I do not see gives any different results than direct drawing/ painting? So I guess my main question is what is the best application of printing methods like this? & purpose? Thanks! Thanks for the video.
Monotypes are a great way to make art, and an entryway to print making. Learning how to roll ink, think in positive-negative terms, and they can be FUN! Gel plates are another way to make monotypes, and if the prospect of tracing seems unrewarding, look up Andy Warhol’s trace monotypes. I’d love to have one of those!
Awesome 🤩 Alrene Fischer
Hi, can I use acrylic paint instead ?
Probably not with this method, but you can make rudimentary relief prints with acrylic paint. ADD MEDIUM AND DONT USE THE GOOD PAPER FIRST.
Is the slab itself also plexiglass?
How would you register the drawing if you have to take it off the plate, re-wash the plate and then add another colour onto the plate
you mark the paper where the edges of the plate meet the paper, so you place it the same each time. a cross hair is best to line it up in the same spot. it is then possible to make a registration plate that you hinge tape to this base. you cut a window from it the size and shape of your paper and when you are about to print you can use it to line things up through the window.
it has been sometime since I've done this and I may have this a little wrong but that should point you in the right direction!
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
really nice video, thanks so much!
Wonderful ! Thank you
Really helpful , many thanks.
Thank you for posting
Very helpful! Thank you!
Love it!
This is wonderful! Thank you so much. Very clear and inspiring.
Thanks for sharing this..
Love it I already tried that method but the way you work is definitely better thanks
...and could you have pulled a ghost print from your plate?
Thanks so much!
THanknyou!!
+1 but I take offense at throwing brand names around "cuz America". These tools have names, and you hopefully chose the tubes of paint by their content, so teach how to read spec and what to look for. Then everyone can choose - and experiment, as well.
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Get to the point already