Monoprint

I saw this the other day on Inklore and decided I had to try it.  I went out and bought my plexiglass plate from Opus ($2.00) and my tempera paints (also $2.00).  I had some left over water colour paper scraps to test the technique out.  My results are anything but stellor...cough, lack of creativity...but fun none the less. 

I did learn some things: 

- less is more...too much paint leaves those scraggly lines.

- if you want to write something remember to write it backwards.

- make sure to work fast...if anything dries...it obviously wont print.

What you need:

- water based paint (tempera works well and it's cheap!) or water based inks or oil - based paints.

- paint brush.

- plexiglass.

- paper (preferably one that is absorbent like water colour paper).

- cup of water.

- Q-tips are not only good erasers when wet but also can help "carve" out designs in your paint.

Voila