What’s the difference between a monotype and a monoprint?
Although these two terms are used interchangeably, there is a big difference between one and the other.
A monotype is a single printed image which does not have any form of matrix. A monoprint has some form of basic matrix. When making monotypes, the artist works on a clean and unetched plate. For monoprints there is always a pattern or part of an image which is repeated in each print. Artists often use etched plates or some kind of pattern such as lace, leaves, or fabric to add texture. (Source: http://www.monoprints.com/monoprints.php)
What is a matrix? In printmaking, the matrix is the plate or block used to hold the image (woodblock, linoleum, plexiglass, zinc or copper plate, etc).
I asked Shruti Ghatak, one of our instructors at the League, if there were any interesting books she was reading. Shruti: “Currently I am reading ‘The Shape of Content’ by Ben Shahn.” “Love the first paragraph! Shahn wrote about the practice and purpose of art with such clarity!” “This reminds me of my mentor Graham …
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I was interested in learning some new language to talk about what is so captivating about Charity Baker’s drawings and paintings. Charity gave me a list of her teachers, Barbara Grossman was one of them. Barbara Grossman’s artworks are impressionistic, abstracted, full of color and pattern. Instead of drawing with focal points and perspective, she …
Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens. TONDO At my recent artist’s talk, Suzanne …
Tom Bennett, Monotypes
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What’s the difference between a monotype and a monoprint?
Although these two terms are used interchangeably, there is a big difference between one and the other.
A monotype is a single printed image which does not have any form of matrix. A monoprint has some form of basic matrix. When making monotypes, the artist works on a clean and unetched plate. For monoprints there is always a pattern or part of an image which is repeated in each print. Artists often use etched plates or some kind of pattern such as lace, leaves, or fabric to add texture. (Source: http://www.monoprints.com/monoprints.php)
What is a matrix? In printmaking, the matrix is the plate or block used to hold the image (woodblock, linoleum, plexiglass, zinc or copper plate, etc).
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