A blog post with process photos, and a video tutorial to teach you how to make a trace monotype. This is a linear-style of printmaking that doesn't require a press, or drawing skills. The soft-edged lines of the print are perfect for adding colored pencil or watercolor to enhance your print.

Trace Monoprinting is a simple low tech process that can be done without a printing press. It has a fuzzy line quality and can be quick and expressive. Click on the image to see a larger size of the individual trace monoprints. You only need a few tools to give trace monoprinting a try: a […]

Monoprint artist Lynda Goldberg. Incorporates natural objects as well as hand drawn aspects.

You can use the fuzzy line quality to create interest in your mixed media work. In the image above, I made the circles and dashed lines on a tea bag, using the trace monoprinting technique. Then I used that tiny print to create calm and repetition in this collage. Tea bags and sewing patterns are […]

Watch a quick video and see what a trace monotype print is. Want to learn more join us in the next session of Draw into Print. Read all the details on the workshop page. A trace monotype print has a fuzzy line quality that cannot be reproduced with other methods of printmaking. You can free […]

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Trace Monotype with Chine Collé on Rives BFK printmaking paper Kanji 1 is shown in Recent Works: CSP 101st Annual Members Show, at Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland CA, Jan 9 - Feb 7, 2015. Kanji 1 is

I knocked off work at 3pm yesterday so I could get my entry form in for the Traralgon Agricultural Show. I’m entering the Homespun section, my Kiri shawl and a skein of wool (yet to be spun).…

I love the fuzzy line that is created with a trace monoprint. I used white card stock and Daniel Smith water soluble block printing ink.