monotype print

Make Many to get a Print you Like

Thermo fax print on top of glycerin plate monotype by linda germain
Thermo fax print on top of glycerin plate monotype by linda germain

We often share our best work and then folks think, “Oh, she just pulls perfect prints all the time. ”  Well I know that is not true for me and that I have to make many prints to get one or two that I like.  I work with the idea of, “Try it and see what happens.”

So today is  day 2 of Make My Mark in May.   I made a thermo fax screen of a line drawing that I did a few weeks back.  Then I dug through some monotype prints to find one that might make a good foundation for the screen print.

I was looking for something “quiet” and light, so it would let the line drawing be the focus.

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If you think you might like to embrace this way to creating and exploring printmaking then, you might want to check out my online course, Make Monotypes.  Registration for the next session opens Wednesday, May 7th.  Don’t wait this class fills up fast. Email me if you have questions.

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Make Your Mark in May

Thermo Fax screen print by Linda Germain
Thermo Fax screen print by Linda Germain

So I am going to make a monotype print each day in May.  Today’s print is a screen print on a wallpaper sample.  It is 5″ x 7″ and printed with black acrylic ink. Lightroom is giving me trouble – “error message the file were not imported because they could not be read”  Hmm?  What is going on? Off to google to find an answer.

Happy Printing

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Join Us - in the next session of MakeMonotypes.com
Join Us – in the next session of MakeMonotypes.com

I am 1/2 through the winter session of MakeMonotypes.  We understand  the basics about the glycerin plate, stencils and stamping tools.  Now we are exploring the finer skills of printmaking on the glycerin plate with ink and paper.

If you think this class might interest you then please check out my new video and join the mailing list.  Registration for the next session will open at the end of February and class starts in March.

Happy Printing!

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