Exercise 3 Drawing directly onto the plate

Below is an initial pen sketch of a view of a canal near where I live. I used this as an initial model to base the following mono prints on using the method of drawing directly onto the plate. Initial Pen Sketch of Canal I created the first attempt below by first overlaying the inked … Continue reading Exercise 3 Drawing directly onto the plate →

Another attempt at the transfer method

I had another go at the transfer method of mono printing again working from the same portrait as before. The initial portrait pen sketch and the three new mono prints I created are shown below. Initial pen sketch used as a model for the mono prints With all three attempts below, I used a single … Continue reading Another attempt at the transfer method →

Mono prints created by other artists

I have had a look on Google and Pinterest for examples of mono prints created by artists. Here are a selection. I like the first which is almost a photographic negative of a face. The second, by Bill Murphy, is much more realistic. Both show just what is possible with using this print technique. They … Continue reading Mono prints created by other artists →

Exercise 2 Transfer Method

So, here I pressed marks onto the back of a sheet of paper while it lay on an inked up plate a number of times to create a portrait. For each sheet, I drew my head and shoulders based on the pen sketch self-portrait shown in the first image below. Initial pen skecth Below is … Continue reading Exercise 2 Transfer Method →

Exercise 1 Balance

This is my first set of attempts with mono print. I found using the varying thicknesses and textures of paper that different textures were created with the ink picked off on the paper - the thicker, rougher papers (print 3 and 5) creating the lightest prints while the thinnest paper (the laser jet printer paper) … Continue reading Exercise 1 Balance →