Printmaking...one of my favorite messy art projects! There are so many ways to create a print but we will only be exploring a few this time around. Check out the videos below too! MONOPRINT: The monoprint or monotype is often thought of as a halfway stage between painting and printmaking. The process is simple: the artist paints, rubs, or wipes the design directly onto a plate, using a fairly slow drying paint or ink. The fleeting image must be printed before the ink dries. Printing may be by press or by hand, and as the name monoprint implies, one can usually get only one strong impression. The effect must be guessed right from the start; there will be no trial proofs or different states unless the design is redrawn for a second impression. This term is used to refer to any print made in one version and incapable of being repeated. Monoprinting does allow the artist unusual freedom and spontaneity. Definition of Monoprint courtesy of Original Print Gallery in Dublin, Ireland Watch the videos below to learn more about what we will be doing in class: Basic Monoprinting using Gelli Plate
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Just click below to see all my boards: Below are some examples of art created using nothing but words and/or sentences. To create VALUE the artist uses varying layers of text. val·ue ˈvalyo͞o/ (noun) - An element of art, value, or tone, refers to the use of light and dark, shade and highlight, in an artwork. Value becomes critical in a work which has no colors other than black, white, and a gray scale. For a great example of value in action, think of a black and white photograph. You can easily visualize how the infinite variations of gray suggest planes and textures. Below is the artist Sean Sullivan. I saw his artwork at Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas. It is huge and completely "drawn" with words. Every mark he makes is telling a story!
Click on the picture to see his website and more of his art. Just for fun... I had an awesome time with you guys! Check out the videos below of famous self portraits. (If the music annoys you turn it off when viewing.) self-portrait n 1. (Art Terms) a portrait one draws or paints of oneself
If you want to get better at lips, noses, eyes, ears...anything like that, try this in your sketchbook:
Click on the nose or lip tutorial below and it will take you to the website. Click on it again to enlarge the picture. |