Printmaking can be divided into four basic categories: relief, intaglio, planographic, and stencil. Relief printmaking is one of the simplest types of printmaking, in which material is carved or taken away from around the protruding design that is to be printed so that only the design appears.

Currently, synthetic threads are commonly used in the screen printing process. The most popular mesh in general use is made of polyester. There are special-use mesh materials of nylon and stainless steel available to the screen-printer.

Monotypes are usually created by applying printing ink (oil or water-based) to a non-porous surface like plexiglass. Ink is removed from the surface with a rag, Q-tips, or brushes. The plate is then run through a press with paper on top of it to create a print.

Printmaking paper works best for monoprinting as it has been sized to withstand soaking and the pressure of printing through a printing press. To prepare, take the time to measure out the size of paper you desire for your final print.

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Monotype, in printmaking, a technique that generally yields only one good impression from each prepared plate. Monotypes are prized because of their unique textural qualities. They are made by drawing on glass or a plate of smooth metal or stone with a greasy substance such as printer’s ink or oil paint.

The colour used to create monoprints is usually water-based ink. A roller is used to apply the ink evenly over the a printing sheet. This is usually an acrylic sheet or other washable flat surfaces.

These are the supplies you’ll need to make a monotype print:

1. Monotype Paint.
2. Watercolor pencils.
3. Tempera Paint.
4. Paper.
5. Brayer.
6. If you haven’t got a brayer, you’ll need a rolling pin.
7. If you haven’t got a rolling pin, you’ll need a wooden spoon.
8. Assorted Brushes.

Acrylic paint or ink will work perfectly for this process. Using texture tools or drawing directly into the ink or paint is an easy way students can get successful results.

Source: What is a monoprint A monotype is essentially ONE of a kind: mono is a Latin word which means ONE and type means kind. Therefore, a monotype is one printed image which does not have any form of matrix. On the other hand, a monoprint has some form of basic matrix.

Among intaglio techniques are engraving, etching, drypoint, aquatint, and mezzotint (qq. v.). Intaglio printing is the opposite of relief printing, in that the printing is done from ink that is below the surface of the plate.

1a : an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material depressed below the surface so that an impression from the design yields an image in relief.

Intaglio engraving, as a method of making prints, was invented in Germany by the 1430s. Engraving had been used by goldsmiths to decorate metalwork since ancient times. It has been suggested that goldsmiths began to print impressions of their work to record the design.

Relief prints are of the raised surface design on the block, the rest of the surface is cut away, only the raised portion is inked. Intaglio prints are a result of ink being retained by the gouges that are below the surface of the plate retaining the ink and transferring the ink to the paper.

Relief printing, in art printmaking, a process consisting of cutting or etching a printing surface in such a way that all that remains of the original surface is the design to be printed. Examples of relief-printing processes include woodcut, anastatic printing (also called relief etching), linocut, and metal cut.

Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane.

Relief printing Processes #2: Tools and Equipment for Relief Printing.

• NON-SLIP MAT: The mat is essential for relief printing, mainly for safety reasons.
• BRAYER: The brayer is a hand-held rubber roller used to apply ink on the surface of the block.