Foil Monoprints
Shiny, shimmery, noisy fun.
The Set Up
Smooth sheets of thick foil onto the table and tape them down so they don’t slip. Spoon a few blobs of poster paint into clear jars and add a good squeeze of white in each to keep the paint vibrant and opaque.
It’s great to offer a range of painting tools, and you might like to talk about noticing the sounds of creating before you begin too.
The Making
Paint directly onto the foil. Use brushes, sponges, or the back of a paintbrush to draw through the colour. Then place a sheet of white paper over your design and smooth it gently with your hand. Lift the print and see what gorgeousness stayed behind! Monoprints are such a perfect way to celebrate the process and know that no two prints are ever going to be exactly the same.
Variations
Try darker paper for high contrast.
Layer multiple prints on one page for a more abstract result.
Materials
Thick kitchen foil
Poster paint + white
Brushes, sponges, rollers
White or dark paper for printing
Blunt tools for scraping
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Foil Monoprints
Shiny, shimmery, noisy fun.
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Print Making
The Set Up
Smooth sheets of thick foil onto the table and tape them down so they don’t slip. Spoon a few blobs of poster paint into clear jars and add a good squeeze of white in each to keep the paint vibrant and opaque.
It’s great to offer a range of painting tools, and you might like to talk about noticing the sounds of creating before you begin too.
The Making
Paint directly onto the foil. Use brushes, sponges, or the back of a paintbrush to draw through the colour. Then place a sheet of white paper over your design and smooth it gently with your hand. Lift the print and see what gorgeousness stayed behind! Monoprints are such a perfect way to celebrate the process and know that no two prints are ever going to be exactly the same.
Variations
Try darker paper for high contrast.
Layer multiple prints on one page for a more abstract result.
Materials
Thick kitchen foil
Poster paint + white
Brushes, sponges, rollers
White or dark paper for printing
Blunt tools for scraping
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