Limit printing tools and Make Monotypes

Glycerin and Gelatin plate monotype print by Linda GermainI have collected lots of stamping tools and made many stencils for creating monotype prints with the glycerin and gelatin plate. Sometimes too many tools can be overwhelming.

By limiting my tools I can:

  • really explore the potential marks of that stencil or stamp
  • learn how to manipulate the ink for that tool
  • find exciting surprises
  • create compositions that are dynamic

So for me, I spend time exploring tools and their best uses and then there is time to print a series of monotypes.

Monotype print made with stencils and the gelatin plate - Linda Germain

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