How to Make a Monotype: Tutorial #4 - Color Print without a press At Home #withme

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This video is a beginner level tutorial showing how to make a color-field monotype, with no press, at home #withme :)
We will use a sheet of Dura-Lar (polyester drafting film) as a plate, and mulberry paper with water-based printmaking inks. If you don't have a palette to mix your ink colors, use a second sheet of the Dura-lar. Let's get to work!

Link to the playlist of Monotype Tutorials:
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Link to the blog post related to this video:
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Check the links below for supplies used in this video so you can experiment with this fun printmaking method too:

rubber gloves
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apron
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wood stir sticks for ink mixing
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Plexiglass for your table top if you choose to print directly from that surface (larger prints)
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12x12 acetate sheets to roll ink out on
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newsprint to slide under your printmaking area to protect table surface
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Dura-Lar 9x12 pad of 25 sheets
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g-tip low-lint cotton swabs
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akua ink
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Fine Mist Spray Bottle
to moisten your paper if the inks have started to thicken or dry
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4 inch soft rubber brayer
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rubber tipped wipe-out tools
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drawing bridge, so you can rest your hand while painting, without dipping it into the ink
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The wooden baren I used in this video is here:
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clothes pins for hanging/drying art
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Prismacolor Premiere Soft Core Colored Pencils
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Brown Handle Synthetic Craft Brush
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japanese kozo paper
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Non-residue masking tape
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*Reference Books*
The Painterly Print
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Monotype: Mediums and Methods
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Printmaking Bible
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Print Workshop
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If you have any questions about the process, please leave them in the comment section, and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly! Happy art-making!

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