Again this is something really easy. All it takes is some imagination to be quite honest. For those who don't know, a monotype is a print that can not be repeated. You can just use ink or use found objects like flowers, lace, tin foil, or whatever you think would give you a neat texture. Embossing is almost the same except you can make multiples if you'd like and there is no ink. It's just making imprints in the paper using your objects. One girl who took the class with me did embossing using mostly different pastas in ways to make it look like something else as her final product when she ran it through the printing press. It's cheap and fun to do on a big scale or a small one.
What to Get:
Brayer
2 pieces of Plexy glass (one for the ink and one for what you will be printing with)
tape
Ink
Whatever you'd like to print (foil, lace, string, etc) or emboss (pasta, cardboard, coffee straws, etc)
Glue
Paper
How-To (monotype):
1. Evenly spread the ink onto the 1st piece of plexy glass
2. Tape off the size that you want so that you have a clean edge
3. Either apply the ink directly to the 2nd piece of plexy glass and take something like a piece of matte board or card board to draw in the ink (reductive monotype), or apply the ink to the objects (additive monotype)and arrange them on the plexy glass.
4. Take the tape off and lay the paper centered on top
5. Last Step! Either run it through a printing press if available, or use a rolling pin and go across it a few times. Peel off carefully and let dry and you have yourself a monotype!
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| Reductive Monotype http://www.pinterest.com/themeganj/art-to-inspire/ |
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| Additive Monotype http://www.akuainks.com/additive-monotype |
How-To (Embossing):
1. Evenly spread the ink on the 1st piece of plexy glass
2. Take your objects and glue them to the 2nd piece of plexy glass
**make sure the glue isn't permanent so that you are able to use it again**
3. Center the paper on top
4. Last Step! Run the whole thing through a printing press and you will have yourself an embossed image!
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| Embossing http://www.studioembossed.com/ |
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