I’ve been having a lot of fun revisiting watercolor monoprints.
How Do You Make a Watercolor Monoprint?
There are a lot of different ways to do it, but this is my very simple process:
- Apply watercolor to a clear plastic plate and let it dry.
- Then use dampened paper (or dampen the plate) to lift the image.
- Over time the watercolor on the plate is used up and the image shifts as a result. So the prints can look a bit different each time.
This segment I did for Make It Artsy explains the watercolor monotype process:
And here’s a slightly different approcah that uses Saran Wrap as a printing plate:
I love a low tech solution!
My Current Watercolor Monoprint Experiments
As my plate deteriorates, I’ve been doing some experimenting with adding different kinds of watersoluble media to it — watercolor crayons, watercolor pencils, etc. The variations are subtle, but if you look closely, you can see them!
In Conclusion
I’m enjoying all this printmaking play and I’m wondering what kind of printmaking techniques you’re interested in. I’m currently working on more online printmaking classes and I’d love to know!
Thanks for stopping by!
This is such a great idea, thank you so much for sharing it. x
I’m definitely going to revisit this technique. You got much better results than I, so I’m going to try it again, your way.
I think it helps that I used QoR watercolors. They’re super pigmented. https://amzn.to/3qvDumn
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it!
What is this plate called Julie and where to get? Thank you.