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

fascinating! love the final prints! thank you for sharing your process.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@charalson3023]

Loved watching you create and I also love working on Yupo (especially adding PanPastel for bits of color to my B&W prints)….I use a reposition-able stencil spray adhesive to hold down Dura-Lar when I want to ink edge-to-edge…it really works well without having to mask the edges with tape.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you that’s an awesome tip, I have some of this spray in my studio! 🥳

[@charalson3023]

@@CollagraphPrinting you’re welcome ☺️

[@jekalambert9412]

I appreciate seeing how you incorporate so many different mark making techniques in your monoprints. I'm inspired! Thank you.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much and I am really glad you feel inspired 🙌

[@apple369]

That was really cool seeing the progression from practice prints to your more composed final print. I'm such a fan of one-colour images and yours, as always, is gorgeous. That piece of honeycombed cardboard is a texture-making dream. Thanks so much, Marta.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Really glad you enjoyed the video and hope it helps you in your practice 🤗

[@AinoShperber]

So fun and inspiring!! Think I'll be doing some monoprinting next weekend. Will try the yupo paper for sure. ❤

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Amazing, hope you have some mono printing joy 🤩

[@bobcornelis5514]

Another fascinating exploration! I'm impressed by (among other things!) your discipline to play around with things in a couple of full scale practice prints before getting "intentional". I'm always impatient and just dive in, probably too quickly much of the time. 🙂

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Bob, I feel like warming up is producing much better outcomes so I think it’s definitely worth. I am also very impatient so I need to really force myself 😅

[@suesummers8813]

Inspiring, can’t wait to have a try tomorrow

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Have fun 🤩

[@kimclarke1605]

I really enjoyed watching you got excited about my next print class so I can try the Yupo paper plate and other techniques. Thank you

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are very welcome and thank you 🤗. Hope you enjoy your class!

[@PaulaMion]

I love your process. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed it. I'm going to try this method on my gelli plate. Thank you again!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏 I love gelli printing, enjoy 😊

[@sandstormpottery]

Bonjour à toi merci pour ce partage! Spectacular as the dishwashing liquid glycerin film allows the ink to be released in large, very economical quantities

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and isn’t it amazing how helpful kitchen cupboard can be in art making 🙌

[@sandstormpottery]

My copy and paste and much less clean than your off-topic paper sorry Hello, thank you for sharing this! Spectacular because the dishwashing liquid glycerin film allows the ink to be released in large, very economical quantities

[@mayetmahulilileilani2501]

I loved every minute

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🤗🙏

[@jennybourne309]

Thank you again Marta for your sharing.
Your you tubes are very inspiring.
Just wondering what your circular stencils are made from?
And, the dishwashing liquid is not necessary on Yupo?
Thanks.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you. My little circles are made out of newsprint and yupo seems to be doing just fine without washing up liquid. Happy printing 🤗

[@JohnDeLisle-sp3bp]

Is abstract the only style used in monoprinting or is it just perferable?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You can do anything you want

[@sambagata]

What did you use for the color in the final prints?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Hi there! I actually only used black by akua

[@elainespalding9555]

Brilliant....What weight paper are you printing on, please?.....Thank you ;-))

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you, 300gsm

[@sherimedford4106]

what is "washing up liquid"

[@CollagraphPrinting]

In UK we call the liquid soap you wash dishes with, is US known as dishwashing soap

[@sandstormpottery]

My copy and paste and much less clean than your off-topic paper sorry