monoprint
Single pull artwork
A monoprint is a print made from a process that produces only one impression, or at most a few with diminishing quality.
Unlike traditional printmaking where a plate can yield many identical copies, monoprinting involves techniques—painting on glass, manipulating ink on a surface—that can't be exactly replicated: Each monoprint in the series has subtle variations.
Acid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- silkscreenStencil printing through mesh
- serigraphyMesh stencil printing method
intaglio · linocut · aquatint · drypoint · mezzotint · engraving · relief · proofing
Flat dish for food
registration · offsetting · stencil · masking · subtractive · additive · trace · layering
Having no equivalent
- singularOne in number
- originalFirst or inventive
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
- ghost imageFaint duplicate in display
matrix · variation · spontaneity · immediacy · chance · accident · irreproducible · individual
Pressed pulp for writing
- inkWriting fluid
- plexiglassClear acrylic sheet material
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- acetateVinegar-derived compound
rice paper · newsprint · solvent · mineral spirits · palette · roller · mylar · fabric
Creative professional's workspace
- artistMaker of creative works
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
expression · abstract · figurative · mixed media · contemporary · fine art · collector · portfolio
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- silkscreenStencil printing through mesh
serigraphy · intaglio · linocut · aquatint · drypoint · mezzotint · engraving · relief · proofing · artist proof
plate
Flat dish for food
transfer · registration · offsetting · stencil · masking · subtractive · additive · trace · layering · overprinting
one-of-a-kind
Having no equivalent
- singularOne in number
- originalFirst or inventive
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
ghost image · matrix · variation · spontaneity · immediacy · chance · accident · irreproducible · individual · handmade
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- inkWriting fluid
- plexiglassClear acrylic sheet material
- glassTransparent solid from sand
acetate · rice paper · newsprint · solvent · mineral spirits · palette · roller · mylar · fabric
studio
Creative professional's workspace
composition · expression · abstract · figurative · mixed media · contemporary · fine art · collector · portfolio · series
- graphic artsgraphic design, sketch, illustration, typography, printmaking
- mono- wordsmonolith, monorail, monotone, monogamy, monosyllable
- printmakingprints, woodcuts, woodcut, lithography, etchings
- printsfine art prints, woodcut, lithograph, limited editions, engravings
- printingletterpress, lithographers, press, typographers, printers
- collagraphyfound objects, brayer, paper cutouts
monoprintedition
Single published version
limited edition · multiple · print run · numbered print · reproduction
monoprintetching
Acid-incised metal print
lithograph · woodcut · screenprint · linocut · engraving
print, printer, printing, monopoly, monologue, monogram, monochrome, monograph, mono