Experiment with print: monotype
I can experiment with unusual tools and materials to create expressive, original prints.
- Year 10
Experiment with print: monotype
I can experiment with unusual tools and materials to create expressive, original prints.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Each monotype is singular rather than a reproducible copy, which creates a unique artwork with only one edition.
- Artists use mark-making to express tone and texture in monotype.
- Artists can use less formal tools like cotton buds and wooden forks to experiment in monotype.
Keywords
Monotype - a printmaking process where only one strong impression can be made, making each print unique
Ghost print - a lighter second print made from leftover ink on the plate after the first print; it creates a soft, faint image, like a shadow of the original. Artists may use ghost prints to create layered effects
Common misconception
You can make multiple identical prints from one monotype plate.
Monotypes create a single, original image. You can sometimes pull a faint ghost print after the first, but it’s never identical. The unique nature is what makes monotype special.
Equipment
Block printing ink, rollers, acetate sheets, cotton buds, wooden forks, sticks, textured cloths, paintbrushes, paper, pritning press or barens or wooden spoons for hand pressure (if no press).
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which part of a relief print receives the ink?
Q2.Fill the gap:
In reduction printing, the block is after each printed layer.
Q3.Match the term to its correct definition:
