How to Make a Monotype Print - Tutorial #3 - Dark Field Monotype Printmaking

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8 жыл бұрын

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This video is a beginner level tutorial on making a dark field monotype, with no press, and a little colored pencil. If you don't have a plexiglass table top, roll your ink out on a glass shelf or a mirror. :)
Links to Trace Monotype mash up with watercolor & pastel (Tutorial #1)
• How to Make a Monotype...
and Trace Monotype mash up with colored pencil (Tutorial #2)
• How to make a Monotype...
The finished art is in my Etsy Shop here: www.etsy.com/listing/64706088...
Check the links below for supplies used in this video so you can experiment with this fun printmaking method too:
rubber gloves
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apron
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wood stir sticks
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Plexiglass for your table top
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or
12x12 acetate sheets to roll ink out on
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newsprint to slide under your plexi table top
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g-tip low-lint cotton swabs
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rubber tipped wipe-out tools
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akua ink
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Fine Mist Spray Bottle
if you happen to be using fast drying inks
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4 inch soft rubber brayer
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drawing bridge
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clothespins for hanging/drying art
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Prismacolor Premier Soft Core Colored Pencils
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Brown Handle Synthetic Craft Brush
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japanese kozo paper
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Reference Books
The Painterly Print
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Monotype: Mediums and Methods
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Printmaking Bible
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Print Workshop
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If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly! Happy art-making! #monotype #printmaking
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@bdelpesco 5 жыл бұрын

Are you going to make a monotype? Here are the supplies used in this video: rubber gloves amzn.to/1bNmWvu apron amzn.to/1fWXkIh wood stir sticks amzn.to/23vAWRk Plexiglass to roll your ink out amzn.to/3gsdq45 newsprint to slide under your plexi table top amzn.to/1RZTm5n g-tip low-lint cotton swabs amzn.to/1RZTp0Z Rubber tipped wipe-out tools amzn.to/3gfuxpj akua ink amzn.to/1M711w4 Fine Mist Spray Bottle (if you happen to be using fast drying inks) amzn.to/1qhOzoG 4 inch soft rubber brayer amzn.to/1vOHPzY drawing bridge amzn.to/22ngGyR clothespins for hanging/drying art amzn.to/20tuPLq Prismacolor Premier Soft Core Colored Pencils amzn.to/1HZ9mjp Brown Handle Synthetic Craft Brush amzn.to/1SK120Y Arches Cover Printmaking paper (good for colored pencil or watercolor) amzn.to/3hTctBX japanese kozo paper (good for dry media like colored pencil) amzn.to/1C97v9I *Reference Books* The Painterly Print amzn.to/1Ld9aUU Monotype: Mediums and Methods amzn.to/1P0aghm Printmaking Bible amzn.to/1Ld9gvQ Print Workshop amzn.to/1QMmFYl

@jennynystedt3706 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful to see this technique! Thank you ❤

@bdelpesco 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Jenny! I hope you try monotype prints!

@Jollyanna1000 8 жыл бұрын

Extremely clear and very good instructions, as always Belinda. Thanks.

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the feedback, +Val Lanagan !

@nacerber1035 4 жыл бұрын

Simply wow !

@bdelpesco 4 жыл бұрын

Awwe, thank you, Nacer! I hope you feel inspired to make lots and lots of art!

@nacerber1035 4 жыл бұрын

Just trying. Not talented as you (y)

@bdelpesco 4 жыл бұрын

Nacer - you can’t compare your monotype projects to mine until you’ve made them for at least ten years. In the meantime, you are welcome to compare what you make to what you did last week, and the week before that, and the year before that, etc. Compete against yourself. And have FUN!

@nacerber1035 4 жыл бұрын

@@bdelpesco , absolutely right, I m getting improved :) of course l m not professional. I ll follow your advice. Thank you so much artissimma :)

@MissNausicaa87 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, Belinda. I'm loving these monotype series, they give such a great effect :)

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, +MissNausicaa87 ! I hope you have fun playing with ink soon! :)

@sonia372 8 жыл бұрын

Another excellent demonstration Belinda.

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, +Sonia L ! :)

@Freedaaa 5 жыл бұрын

This opens up the door to new possibilities and .... aaah ... simply artistic. Thank you

@bdelpesco 5 жыл бұрын

Yayyy, Freedaaa! Happy printmaking to you! Have FUN!

@flyinrhino1 8 жыл бұрын

A wonderful tutorial. I haven't done one of these in years. They are so much fun thanks again!

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi flyinrhino1! I'm so glad you enjoyed the demo, and I hope you make something soon! Thanks for stopping by.

@jenniferokeefe8425 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I Loved all the pointers. I love how you list all your tools too. I will have to hunt down those g-tip q-tips. I do a lot of monotypes and have found cutting the tip off a q-tip when it gets too much ink with a pair of scissors leaves a tool that can leave a wonderful mark--especially if you angle the scissors and the cut. I also use something Dick Blick calls "color shapers" - little rubber tipped paint brush handles with wedges and rounds and points that can push the ink around like a palette knife--only on a smaller scale.

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi +Jennifer OKeefe - it's nice to meet you. Yes, I *love* the rubber tipped "color shapers" for monotypes, and I think they should market them to printmakers. There's a link to a 5-pack of them in various tip-shapes in my supply list on a couple monotype tutorials here, and this particular brand is marketed to clay sculptors. Thanks for the confirmation that they work well for you in monotype printmaking too! Feel free to post any other tips you think would be helpful here in the comments for viewers new to monotypes - every little trick helps. :)

@tigrankhashmanyan1894 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you,Belinda!!!

@prisillaspace 8 жыл бұрын

I love this technique! Thank you for sharing!!

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Prisilla, I'm so glad! Have fun with it, and come back to share your results! :)

@herminamiklos8194 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tutorial, as always. Thank you so much!

@bdelpesco 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Hermina! Thanks for the feedback!

@jwall6006 8 жыл бұрын

I love this. What a great tutorial. Thank you

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, +Jennie Wallick ! I look forward to seeing your results when you give it a whirl!

@newworld244 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting tutorial and easy to follow. All it needs now is to try one of my own! Many thanks.

@bdelpesco 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ingrid! I’m glad the tutorial made sense to you, and I hope you try it soon!

@janweaver3112 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this introduction. Am involved in so many art related areas.

@bdelpesco 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jan, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Many Art Related areas is the Best Place to be. 😉

@agneshosni4787 Жыл бұрын

Amazing videos . Beautiful printing style

@bdelpesco Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@jennywhisconier7777 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, great demo! Thanks!

@bdelpesco 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jenny! Happy printmaking to you!

@SorenBjaelde 8 жыл бұрын

Very instructive. Thank you!

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi +Søren Bjælde !!! Thank you! Your printmaking videos are some of my favorite on youtube! Please keep them coming! Very, very inspiring!

@PaulRamnora 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed seeing the video...; and, learning more about print making techniques one can do at home. -Thanks! ;-)

@bdelpesco 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, Thanks for the feedback. I'll be making more tutorials about printmaking at home, so I hope at least one of them resonates and gets you printing on the kitchen table. :)

@DG-mv6zw 6 жыл бұрын

Belinda, do you have any printmaking tutorials using acrylic paints? Thanks

@bdelpesco 6 жыл бұрын

Hi DG, Acrylic paints are wonderful options for painting, but they dry too fast for this style of monotype. Rolling them out, even when modified with retarders to slow the drying, exposes too much surface area to air, so they begin to dry almost immediately. Most (but not all) printmaking inks will stay wet for a few hours which gives you plenty of time to push and pull, add and wipe away before you transfer the print to paper. Do you have any printmaking inks?

@barpoe1 6 жыл бұрын

G-tips! Oh boy, that made me LOL. I’ll have to order online because we don’t have guns in my country 😄. Anyway, your tutorials are wonderful!

@bdelpesco 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Speedmarx, g-tips work very well, and you can order them on Amazon. There are links in the Show More section under the video window if you want to see the supplies used in each video. Happy printing, and thanks for the compliment!

@garydewhurst2780 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. How do you prevent the Akua ink from 'blotting' when rolled out. Often I use heavier applications of ink on the plate and when I print I get blotting where I don't want it. I also use arches 88 300 paper wet when I print. Thank you for the advice. Gary

@bdelpesco 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary - Have you tried rolling your ink out in a thin, transparent veil? Or have you tried to blot the rolled out ink on the plate with a sheet of newsprint, laid on the ink, and wiped with your hand super light to remove/peel the uppermost layer of ink off the plate before starting to manipulate the pigment into your designed image? Arches 88 is great, but it has *no* sizing, so it absorbs like a sponge. Akua ink is water-wash up while its wet, so your inks may bloom past their intended shape once they make contact with the wet paper. Instead of soaking the Arches 88, try printing on it dry, and then duplicate your ink on the plate, and print on another sheet with a light spritz of cool, clean water from an atomizer across the paper’s printable side, then immediately blot it completely with a paper towel seconds before you lay it onto the inked and prepared plate. Compare your dry paper print to your spritzed paper print, and see which you like better. If they both work, use both methods of paper prep with your inks. Happy printing to you!

@garydewhurst2780 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great advice, l will try both methods you suggest and see what transpires!

@suzanrouse9509 8 жыл бұрын

Do you ever spritz this paper too? Thanks, Your tutorials are clear and make printing so accessible! Suzan

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi +suzan rouse - I usually spritz paper to increase flexibility and plump-up the pulp to "dip" into an intaglio plate to collect ink, or settle more thoroughly on the top-level carved surface details of a relief print, so you don't *have* to spritz for this process, but you can certainly give it a try and see how it goes. Let us know your results!

@maria-giulianalatini1724 2 жыл бұрын

My acrylic paint as an ink has been drying too quickly and sticks to the print.

@bdelpesco 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Maria-Giuliana - Yes, that is a common problem, because Acrylic paint is designed to dry fast. You can try some of the long-open acrylics (like Golden Open Acrylics, like these: amzn.to/3p4dqOq ), or purchase acrylic retarders (like this: amzn.to/3p2LwSU ) to slow the drying time, or use printmaking inks, which stay wet and workable for a much longer time period.

@georginachapa 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Belinda! This kind of monotype can be printed only once? Or do you continue to print several sheets of paper using the same image on the ink

@bdelpesco 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gina, You get one print, hence the name Monotype (mono=one). Sometimes, there’s enough ink left on the plate to pull a second, very faint print and that’s called a ghost print. Then you clean your plate, re-ink it, and make another, and another and another… :)

@georginachapa 2 жыл бұрын

@@bdelpesco thank you Belinda 🤗

@ShellyParchman 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tutorial! I have some ink on order and I can't wait to try monoprinting. How long does it take for the ink to dry on the paper?

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi +Shelly Parchman !That's great! What brand/type of ink did you order?

@ShellyParchman 8 жыл бұрын

+Belinda Del Pesco Akua Intaglio

@bdelpesco 8 жыл бұрын

Hi +Shelly Parchman - if I print with Akua intaglio in the afternoon, my prints are dry the next day and I can add other media by that afternoon. It might depend on the atmosphere where you live but that'll give you at least some idea for planning. :)

@teresasayner668 2 жыл бұрын

Is this technique also called a reductive monotype? Or is that something different?

@bdelpesco 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Teresa - yes, it’s also called a reductive monotype. There’s a lot of lingo in printmaking, and plenty of debate about definitions - but the nomenclature to describe dark field and reduction monotypes as the same method is pretty solid.