MONOPRINTING WITH CUT OUT SHAPES

my first ecourse, and I love it!

it is a 5 week e-course
"DRAW AND PAINT WHAT YOU LOVE”
SEEDBEDSTUDIO with artist /teacher Pauline Agnew 
... this week we are doing mono printing
this is my ducks in the water

 

    

 
 Using cut out shapes and printing ink
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- the lines are formed by drawing with a pencil or any  not so sharp object on the back of the print paper 
                    as seen in the above photo
 
- for wing effect I  tore the shape


I love doing PRINTMAKING with my students!!
 check my students birds print   


photo below shows layers for print

 
  

Printmaking, Migrant Birds

We using styrofoam printmaking to make a group print of the "Migrant Birds", natures wonder that comes our way each Fall season. 

I precut sihouette of birds for the members to choose and to glue on styrofoam board.

Using a pen, they scratched holes to make the texture background around the sihouette and a plastic knife was used to make the outline around the birds.

They printed a couple of times on different paper, unfortanatly we used plane guache paint.

One print was used as part of the group project and one was used as a personal greeting card, they gluing the printed paper on top of a folded color paper and draw around it with pastels.

Printmaking for the Jewish NewYear

This year I want work on prints, and our first project is this Jewish New Year Greetings.

The first thing they did is create the heart print design; they glued precut cardboard hearts I prepared.
While the hearts dryed they designed the Chamsha (in the middle) with pastals, using a stancil of the eye to start the design.


Then they started printing on transparent paper.
The round print is done on coins to wish aboundance; next to that there are smiley stickers to wishing happiness.

Now I see that printmaking is not easy; it is importent to supervise.
I need to the importance of printing more then one time to acheive a clear print.

The Almond Tree

In the winter the almond tree blossoms with beautiful white flowers.

Step 1: glue photocopy of the almond tree.
Using black pastel they drew over the branches in the photo and continue them through out the board.
Step 2: Then they painted in between the lines of the tree.

Step 3: on a cardboard I helped draw the shape of the flower of the almond tree.
Step 4: they fill the shape with plasticine to make a stamp for print.
Step 5: print the flower with white paint all over the tree.