Mono-Printing

Mono Printing

This style of printing creates a reflected replica of the original design, often in a unique fashion that can only be created once, unlike the many other methods of printing, which can be exactly repeated more than once.

Equipment Used

• Printing Board
• Printing Ink (I chose Burgundy)
• Images/Photographs
• Rollers
• Pencil (or pencil shaped object)
• Scissors
• Paper

Procedure

 Before I had began experimenting with this particular printing style, I first had to find four pictures of interest and print them out onto a separate piece of paper. I then separated the images with a pair of scissors, leaving me with four singular images that I may use for printing.
 First, I applied a very small amount of printing ink onto the printing board, and I then used the roller to spread out the Printing ink on the board. The reason as to why I used a very small amount of Ink is so that i can create a vivid portrait that is not too blended in with the background, which would be full of wet ink.
 I then applied a small piece of plain paper on top of the ink-covered board and placed one of the images on top of that plain paper. Using a pencil, I traced over the lines of the image, remaining cautious over my finger presses on the paper.
 Once I have finished the tracing, I then carefully removed the image from the paper, and even more carefully separated the paper from the board. The images above where the results of this procedure.