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Monoprint, Monotype Printing
Part of The Printmaking Process
The monotype or monoprint occupies a space between painting and the graphic arts, the proofs being a unique, and not an identical replica of an original picture.
But because these proofs are indirectly produced and printed on paper, and because an artist usually turns out an edition of several copies or versions of the same subject, monotypes are generally classified among the graphic arts. The print usually displays accidental effects, and only approximate results are expected in the making of duplicates.
The usual monotype is a painted on a rigid surface such as a metal plate, glass or plexi-glass using any convenient medium which does not dry too rapidly such as oil or watercolour paint. The painting is created freely or following a transferred outline drawing.
A damp sheet of paper is laid over the painting, held firmly with the fingers of one hand so that there is no lateral movement, and pressed to effect the transfer of the painting.