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Mono printing

In class we tried our hand at MONO PRINTING . We were told to take 3 photographic images of ourselves and print them on A3 paper, One face on, One profile and one three quarters facing. 

 We rolled ink onto a board and put news print on top, then our images on top of that, then, draw over them. First in linear and then to start experimenting. I found it quite exciting that the images or lines can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. 



I found that i really liked this process, and actually found a connection to the image left in the ink itself. I was really excited by this and started experimenting with pressure, tools, line and started thinking about how much detail i needed to express so it would still look like me...


I really liked going over the same lines quickly, i did this in the image on the left, putting more pressure on the pen, then, went more loosely with the image on the right... i put less pressure in my hand and even less when going over some of the contours of my face, i really liked the results & thought it played a lot with the overall mood of the image, giving it more soul, the key part in any portrait. 

 I then went the opposite way, and took my time with this one, trying to create more detail, i really liked the lines in the shoulder of the jacket and i added shadow with my finger, lightly rubbing the paper, i also like that it gave the effect of freckles. I then wanted to see how little detail i could add so i only used my fingers and nails, i worked blindly on the back of the news print.
Although i lost my likeness i think it is interesting and one to remember, it was more exciting for me to see how it would turn out ... I then moved on to over layers.

I found these very interesting, the one on the left i find the placement of the ear and hairline against the cheek very pleasing because i really like the way the line formed. Over all i am really enjoying myself and i cant wait to experiment more with different forms of print making! EXCITING START! 

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