I say one step but a more accurate word would be a multi colored gelatin plate monotype print in one pull. There are lots of preparatory steps to this gelatin print.
- cut and gather the map pages
- pre-ink the glasses stencil with black/blue ink
- set the stencil ink side down on the inked plate
- pull a shaped print on another piece of paper
- do a newsprint pick up
- Roll the orange/yellow ink over the glasses stencil and on to the gelatin plate
- carefully remove the glasses stencil from the gelatin plate
- Place the map page on the plate and burnish
- Sneak a peek to see if you have picked up all the ink possible
- peel off and admire your gelatin plate monotype print
As I said yesterday, I like to make a lot of gelatin prints to get a few great ones. So when I made this print, I had to make several to produce a few awesome prints. The less than lovely ones always have potential to become something else.
Embrace the freedom to experiment with your ……………
Thanks for this post Linda. I’ll be bookmarking it for later use. I just came up from my doing my first pulls this year. Pleased with my results so far. What paper do you usually use for your prints?
Stay inspired!
I use 90 lb sulphite drawing paper. index cards for the recent ones. I experiment with any type of paper.
Linda, What an intriguing print. I think it would be fun to print directly onto a map, great idea! I use all of my extra prints as collage components and the random nature of the prints really adds interest. Thank you for playing along in the index-card-a-day challenge this year, I am so enjoying your contributions.
Happy to play!