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Techniques, own work
linear monotype tutorial.
11.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Turns out the monoprints I posted aren’t really monoprints, they’re more accurately called linear monotypes, and might not be as common as I thought. Either that or it’s such a well know technique that no one bothers to talk about it! Regardless, I thought I’d post a mini how to about it, obviously I’m not an expert, this is just the way I do things.
Techniques, own work
monoprinting.
11.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Just been messing around with some printing techniques lately. These are a few monoprinting images, a technique which is about the simplest method you can get. I quite like the messy look of these, you can get a smoother effect by blotting first, but I prefer not to.
Techniques, own work
eraser carving tutorial.
11.17.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Rubber stamps are, as a rule, foul. They’re twee and sentimental, a low-fi clipart. But you can make your own rubber stamps, an easy way to reproduce your own designs. I made a simple design to show you how.

linear monotype tutorial.