At Home Printmake

For my last semester of college, Spring 2020, I made my own print make class. Due to the stay at home order and all classes going online, I was severely limited on what I could and could not do. So with this I decided to try some DIY home printmaking. Here are some of the techniques that I tried with the materials that I had at home.

Monotype DIY Project 1

Step 1

Frog drawn with Crayon and Oil Pastel

Step 2

Soaking Paper

Step 3

Pressing the paper to the Crayon and Oil Pastel, I used a wooden spoon to press the paper

Step 4

Not a successful transfer

I attempted at doing a mono type. With this technique it called for crayons, wetting the paper, and then using something to press the mono type to make the image transfer. I also tried it with some oil pastels that I had. The ones that I saw in this video called for Caran D'Ache Crayons, which are water soluble crayons. I got some of the excess wax from both to come off, however it was not a successful transfer. I will possibly try this technique later with either normal pastels mixed with water or water colors.

Monotype DIY Project 2

Step 1

Used an old clear cutting board that I had

Step 2

For easier clean up I covered it with Press' n Seal

Step 3

I found a phrase in Korean that I wanted to recreate

Step 4

Choose which color I wanted it in. I find this blue color really soothing. This technique called for using paint instead of print ink.

Step 5

I re-wrote the phrase both in Hangul, Korean letters, and English translation

Step 6

I wrote the phrase in permanent marker on a thin piece of paper so that it would bleed through and I could see the reverse of it.

Step 7

I put the paper with the writing under the cutting board so that I could trace it.

Step 8

Tracing the image in the blue paint that I chose earlier

Step 9

Fully traced out design

Step 10

I lined up the paper how I wanted it to be oriented.

Step 11

I used a spoon to transfer the image to the paper

The Finale Product

The Finale Product didn't turn out how I expected it to so I tried again.

New idea

Trying it another way so I traced just the Hangul

Image transfer

I used dowel to press the paper onto the paint

Finale Product

The transfer with the dowel had a better consistency with it but due to how I spaced it it muddled the letters

This week I used a different mono type DIY technique. I used acrylic paint this time and used a phrase that I liked. This technique turned out a lot better then the last one, I believe that if I spaced it out with the Hangul and English letters it will turn out.

Monotype DIY Project 3- Finale Project

Do No Harm

So for this print make idea, I used paint and stenciled words to make this

Step 1

Put paint on a cutting board also to put the image or text on the paper, use either painters tape or letter stickers to make it cleaner for the end product

Step 2

Mix the paint up or the design you desire

Step 3

Press the paint onto the paper, and roll it over with either a thick dowel or rolling pin

Step 4

Make sure to press to edges to get a complete look, or if you like the colors to stay away from the edges then go for it!

Step 5

Peel up the design before the paint dries

Finale Step

Let your print dry!

This week I decided to combine a couple of ideas from my instructor and some of the DIY's that I found online. This one has been the most successful so far!I might use this technique further and layer with it more, we will see!