monoprinting
Unique transfer art
Monoprinting is a printmaking technique that produces a single unique impression rather than multiple copies.
The artist applies ink or paint to a smooth surface—glass, metal, or plastic—then transfers the image to paper by hand pressure or press.
Each print is one of a kind, combining the spontaneity of painting with the texture of printmaking: Her monoprints had a ghostly quality impossible to replicate.
Hand roller for inking
roller · glass · solvent · newsprint · rice paper · washi · stencil · masking
Move between locations
- blottingAbsorbing by pressing
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- pullForce toward oneself
- registrationFormal recording of participation
Having no equivalent
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
- singularOne in number
- originalFirst or inventive
- irreplaceableHaving no adequate substitute
individual · handmade · spontaneous · happy accident · unpredictable · experimental · improvisation
Ordered numerical arrangement
- textureSurface tactile quality
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- roughnessUneven surface quality
impression · relief · emboss · mark-making · gestural · spontaneous · brushwork · fingerprint
Carving cut below surface
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
linocut · edition · proof · artist proof · mixed media · drypoint · mezzotint
brayer
Hand roller for inking
paper · roller · glass · solvent · newsprint · rice paper · washi · stencil · masking · palette knife
transfer
Move between locations
registration · layering · subtractive · additive · overprinting
one-of-a-kind
Having no equivalent
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
- singularOne in number
- originalFirst or inventive
irreplaceable · individual · handmade · spontaneous · happy accident · unpredictable · experimental · improvisation
matrix
Ordered numerical arrangement
roughness · impression · relief · emboss · mark-making · gestural · spontaneous · brushwork · fingerprint · scratching
intaglio
Carving cut below surface
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
woodcut · linocut · edition · proof · artist proof · mixed media · drypoint · mezzotint
monoprintinglimited edition prints
Art reproductions with capped quantities
intaglio · lithography · screenprinting · serigraphy · woodcut
monoprintingmass production
Large-scale standardized fabrication
offset printing · digital reproduction · photocopying · factory production
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