Preview DVDs

PAINTERLY PRINTMAKING WITH MONOTYPE

Gail and Julia Ayres demonstrate both additive and reductive monotype techniques in this 1 hr. 44 min. DVD. They show how to use the hand held PinPress and Akua inks – materials that were not available when Julia’s book, Monotype: Mediums and Methods was written in 1991.

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SAFER PRINTMAKING with Akua Water-Based Inks

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Play 2 minute clip on Rolling-up Akua-Kolor from Safer Printmaking DVD

spfrontcover.jpgArtist Demonstrations For The Beginner Or Advanced Printmaker. This 53-minute video is filled with well demonstrated information for the beginner or advanced printmaker. Susan Rostow & William Jung take you through the steps for creating reductive, additive and viscosity monotypes with and without a press; Tung Hoang shows how to print a simple one-color intaglio plate; David Jay Reed prints a four-color photo-intaglio image; and April Vollmer offers her expertise in traditional Japanese woodblock. Additional demonstrations on color mixing, modifiers, and unique monotype drawing tools are included.

The DVD includes the following valuable extras: a slideshow print gallery of over 60 prints by more than 40 artists; 14 pages of print-friendly text instructions for printmakers, teachers and students; links to safer printmaking resources and workshops.

DVD Includes:

  • Reductive & Additive Monotype
  • Viscosity Monotype
  • Printing With & Without a Press
  • One-Color Intaglio
  • Four-Color Photo-Intaglio
  • Japanese Woodblock
  • Color Mixing & Modifiers
  • Monotype Drawing Tools
  • Print Gallery Slideshow
  • Text Instructions
  • Printmaking Resources

Images taken from Safer Printmaking DVD below:

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William Jung paints on
the monotype plate
with Akua Kolor.
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“Air Thickened”
Akua Kolor
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Using Tack Thickener

 

Using Akua Intaglio Ink Stiffener (Oil Converter)

 

Mixing red Akua
Intaglio ink into
Akua Intaglio Ink (Oil Converter).

 
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Adding drops of
Akua Kolor to the
monotype plate.

Play 2 minute clip on Rolling-up Akua-Kolor from Safer Printmaking DVD
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Rolling up Akua Kolor on
the monotype plate.
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April Vollmer printing
a Japanese Hanga
Woodblock.

 

David Jay Reed cards
the ink on the plate.

 

David Jay Reed
printing a four color
intaglio print.

 

Four Color
Intaglio-type print
by David Jay Reed.