Monoprints and monoptypes

The appeal of the monotype lies in the unique translucency that creates a quality of light very different from a painting on paper or a print, and the beauty of this media is also in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting and drawing mediums.

The process of monoprinting and monotype printing is the same: the artist applies colour directly onto a surface and then prints it running it under a press. Monoprints though have a pattern or part of an image which is constantly repeated in each print. Artists may use etched plates or some kind of pattern such as lace, leaves, fabric or even rubber gaskets, to add texture. Monotype prints instead are in ONE copy only. A clean and unetched plate is used and images are created with nothing that can be reproduced.