Roger’s Monotype Process
Originally I used professional quality oil paints because they were on hand and made it easy to enjoy the immediacy the monotype. Monotype printmaking process is the simplest of the printing processes and for me using the most familiar tools and materials made the most sense. I was encouraged by a colleague who is a master printmaker to use lithographer’s ink instead. He suggested that the inks are more brilliant and more archival, having a lower oil content and no other binders, fillers or drying agents. I worked with these for a number of years until another printmaker introduced me to etching ink in TUBES. Brilliant! I find these easier to use. They are less stiff, and though very tacky, they can be thinned to the consistency of oil paint. Now I have the best of both experiences. In the photo below one can see a large aluminum plate. I prefer to create my images on aluminum plates because they are durable and eventually they can be recycled. Seen to the right of the plate is a finished print.
Goldenberg’s printmaking studio is a bit chilly in the winter months, but bundling up and elbow grease keep him warm as he continues prepping the inks.
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