Wax on Wednesdays! Hot Plate Monoprinting on Youtube

First off what exactly is a monoprint ? 

The short version curtesy of Wikipedia, but I think it explains it fairly well:

A monoprint is a single impression of an image made from a reprintable block.  Rather than printing multiple copies of a single image, only one impression may be produced, either by painting or making a collage on the block. Monoprints may also involve elements that change, where the artist reworks the image in between impressions or after printing so that no two prints are absolutely identical.^[2] Monoprints may include collage, hand-painted additions, and a form of tracing by which thick ink is laid down on a table, paper is placed on top and is then drawn on, transferring the ink onto the paper. Monoprints can also be made by altering the type, color, and pressure of the ink used to create different prints.

Monoprints are known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques; it is essentially a printed painting. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike. The beauty of this medium is also in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting and drawing media.

Now for the fun, woot!

For your supply wish lists there are several goodies that can be purchased for this purpose. 

Paula Roland's "Hot Box" $400.00 range ( my birthday is in July btw ;)

and I believe Enkausticos brand carries the anodized aluminum plates on their own as well.

R and F also has a anodized aluminum pallette that can also be used for mono printing:

Here is a link for one at 

Jerry's Artorama

For this weeks video I am using my handy pancake griddle. 

If you are looking for one for this unique printing purpose , 

look for one that has a smoother surface. Some non stick surface griddles are 

bumpy or rough , and that will not work for this technique very well. 

My griddle is very smooth, but if I had one that wasn't 

and didn't have any of the above mentioned goodies, I would try a really 

smooth aluminum cookie sheet on top of it ; )

 Once the printing is done, don't let the fun stop there!

You can further embellish your prints with inks, 

graphite, charcoal, water colors etc.

Tips and Tricks?
turn the griddle down for crisper images 

 This weeks supply list :

encaustic medium ( I used R and F)

hot plate /griddle

Encaustic paints ( I used R and F encaustic paint sticks)

alcohol inks

india inks

graphite crayon

plain printing paper

rice paper (my favorite) 

Sometimes if you receive the post my email, the video does not show up.

You can view the video directly on the blog 

www.playswithpaper.blogspot.com

or on the Youtube channel by clicking 

HERE

Would you like to join me for much more in -depth encaustic 

exploration, creating, and fun?

"Encausticology Image Exploration"

Online workshop begins on May 29th!

You can see all of the details on the online workshop page at the top of the blog,

or in the Etsy Shop. 

Blessings to you,

and Happy Creating!