Just I just have to say I had such a good time participating in World Art Drop Day! Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to join in, a huge thank you to my hubs for always encouraging me to follow my heart. And a huge thank you to Meredith and Montgomery for finding my art and being SO excited! It warmed my heart.
Ok so on to "How do you make a monoprint?"
First what you will need:
1 piece of glass or plexi glass
(tape the edges if you use glass)
fabric paint any color you'd like
(I'd use no more than three colors-it could get a bit mucky if you do)
a paint brush
(I use a 2 inch natural course hair brush)
1 piece of fabric
(I used a white cotton)
Step 1:
Squeeze your paint onto your glass. With mono prints you don't want too much paint and you don't want too little paint, you've just got to find the middle ground. You just want to make sure you cover the entire surface of the glass with a good mostly even coat) My table is dark so I put a white piece of poster board under my glass so I could see the colors better.
(The orange paint is on the paper not the glass)
Step 2:
Take your brush and just start mixing the colors, I did a short left to right motion. You can o what ever kind of motion you want, left to right, swirls, up and down. Just let go!
Step 3:
Carefully place your (washed and dried) piece of fabric. You want to apply gentle pressure all over the paint with your hands. Again don't push too hard or too soft. The paint might bleed through which is totally normal.
Step 4:
Slowly peel off your fabric an voila! You have made your first mono print!
Mono prints are really fun to make and a really great way to just let go and create. If your first one doesn't turn out don't worry! I had make four prints before I found my groove. When your done, you need to wash your glass and brush pretty quickly so the paint doesn't dry on the glass. With mono prints you get one print per painting.
You can frame your mono print, or even make something with it. If there is a chance that you might need to wash it you will need to follow the directions on the fabric paint to set it into the fibers of the fabric--usually this means heat setting it by ironing.
Did make one?? I wanna see! Post below or, find me on Instagram and tag me in your pics! @eme38
Did make one?? I wanna see! Post below or, find me on Instagram and tag me in your pics! @eme38