As mentioned in my last post, I stumbled upon a new method of printing transfer monotypes last week by following these steps: #1. Rolled solid layer of ink on Plexiglas plate. #2. Using black Sharpie, traced original drawing on tracing paper. #3. Placed tracing paper with drawing face down on top of inked plate. #4. Traced over black Sharpie lines with end of brush handle. #5. Removed tracing paper and put aside (photo above). #6. Printed inked plate on a fresh piece of BFK Rives paper (first photo below) #7. Printed ghost from inked plate on a fresh piece of BFK Rives paper (second photo below). #8. Printed inked tracing paper on a fresh piece of BFK Rives paper (third photo below). #9. Dampened a fresh piece of BFK Rives paper and printed ghost from tracing paper (fourth photo below). Now I’ll look at each of these four transfer monotypes and ask myself, “Is this a finished monotype or is this an unfinished monotype I can use as an underpainting?”
