I used the createx monotype colors today. They are the consistency of acrylic paint. They are easy to apply with a brush. I decided to be loose and just have fun with it.
I sometimes wonder why people do painted monotypes. I like the secondary ghost prints. I like how I can use the left over ink to continue to work the image. I like the way the brush mark is captured in the impression.
Have you played with the painted monotype?
We will introduce this process in the next session of Make Monotypes. Check out the details here.
Hi Linda,
Thank you for sharing your monotype painting. Love it!
happiness,
G
ail
Can you use waer based oil in painting on the Gelli plates?
Hi Lynn,
I am not sure about the commercial gelli plate. I would say yes with the glycerin and gelatin plate. But I am not sure how well it would work, the whole oil and water don’t mix. But it would be worth trying.
Thanks,
Linda
I was looking at someone’s painted monotypes the other day and wondering why she hadn’t just painted the picture directly on paper — there has to be a reason that it needs to be a print which is likely why we tend to like the “ghost” print. It needs to look like something other than a painting.You’ve got some nice marks as well as movement of line and texture in your print above that you wouldn’t have had you painted on paper.