A monoprint is a unique, one-off print which is not part of an edition. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike. A monoprint means that a single impression of an image is taken from a print matrix – for example a wood block or a collagraph plate. Rather than printing […]
Linocut is a relief printing technique in which a linoleum block is cut into using a sharp gouge tool. The block is then inked with a roller and impressed onto paper, either by hand by burnishing on the back of the paper, or with a press. The higher (uncarved) areas of the block are the […]
Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking which uses an acid or mordant to make marks in a metal plate surface to create a design to be printed from. A metal plate, (usually copper, zinc or steel), is covered with a thin layer of waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The ground is then […]