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Decisive and demanding
Monotype is perhaps the least technically complicated of all the
printmaking media, but can be extremely demanding of the artist. A
monotype must be created quickly and decisively, before the ink dries
and without a chance to reprint a second try. Monotype artists draw or
paint an image freehand onto a plate, without any means of keeping it
there: no cutting, carving, etching, or chemically fixing. Painting a
monotype plate is like painting backwards, because monotype artists
usually put down the light colors first and slowly build up the dark
colors — which is the opposite of oil and acrylic painting
processes. Sometimes, monotype artists will scratch into these layers
of ink.
One of a kind
The inks painted onto a monotype plate may blend or spread as the plate
is covered with a damp piece of paper and run through a press, so the
process of creating a monotype always contains an intriguing element of
the unknown. After the painted plate is passed through a press and the
image transferred to the print, there is not enough ink or paint left
to print another impression. Monotypes are essentially unique; they
cannot be printed in editions.
Below are a few of the monotypes available from NextMonet. Click on any
image to learn more about the individual artwork.
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| Agnes Jacobs |
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Hans Sieverding |
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Marshall Crossman |
Select any of the printmaking techniques listed here in order of
historical development to learn more about it:
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