Eco-friendly Copper Plate Etching 

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Printmaking Techniques

Emulsion Screencoating

Monotype Printing

Linocut - start to finish

Line

blind contour and cross contour lines

drafting with a mechanical pencil

adding line weight with a micron pen

Value

hatching techniques with micron and ballpoint pens. 

Inkwash  

setting up ink palette and workspace

wet on wet technique to create
​flat washed or toned paper

wet on wet and grey scales

the illusion of 3D form
wet on wet vs.dry brush

​Monochromatic Color

drafting on toned paper 

adding contrast and shadow with high saturation ink

adding highlights with white ink

final result

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Color Theory- Skin Tones

example of skin tones with flat application, color temperature, neutral tones and primary /non local colors

blending gradations and making color swatches

mixing color

applying masking fluid

adding contrast over masking fluid

storyboarding and zine formatting

adding color layers for Risograph printing

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Practice observing volume by using a grid>> also works on eggs

Practice observing volume by using a a light source>> experiment with directional light

Practice observing perspective

more demo's coming soon... stay tuned:)