Print Methods 1&2

Method 1- Drawing into the ink

Easiest way of making a monoprint. Always re-roll ink after each print. Always remember doing a print in this way will reverse your image.

• Roll ink thinly onto a sheet of plastic
• Draw any design or image in to the ink with marking tools
• Mask off areas of ink with leaves, feathers, newsprint etc.. as a choice 
• Place paper over the ink and with your hands. if using plastic sheet, place on top of newsprint, under blankets on etching press. Place paper and another sheet of newsprint on top and print
• Then try other paper types

Method 2- Drawing onto the back of the paper

It creates a better quality of line, its suited to hand drawn typography, life drawing and still life.

• Roll out thin layer of ink
• Lightly place paper over the ink
• Draw onto the back with any drawing tools

Remember- Additional pressure will always cause the ink transfer, experiment first to see what pressures you can make.