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R&F Pigment Stick Techniques: Trace Monotype
By Darin Seim
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
R&F demonstrates a trace-monotype method for gestural mark-making: rolling an even layer of oil-based Pigment Stick colour onto a printing plate, then tracing marks through paper from behind to transfer imagery, including how to pull lighter 'ghost' second prints.
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