One of the first monoprinting techniques I explored before I got my etching press Thumper was using a silk-screen. The process involved painting a design on the screen using acrylic paints, then squeeging onto paper using Print Paste. I then worked back into the dried print using oil crayons to add detail and highlights. Below are a couple of my prints, probably produced around 2006.
I love their colour and movement. Using the silk screen to monoprint is very expressive process where the initial image is created without first drawing or tracing.
Today I used some mini-silk screens to try water soluble crayons using this screen monoprinting process. I drew on the screen using the crayons, then experimented with Print Paste as well as Gloss Gel Medium. The results were interesting, and it's a very quick spontaneous process - just what I love about monoprinting. Its definitely a technique that I would be able to take travelling with me.
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| The screens, squeege and mediums I used |
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| Test print |
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One of the ghost prints, showing some colour stuck in
the screen |
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| Another test print |
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