Dan Tirels
British based artist
Dan Tirels
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Monoprinting with templates
Inspired by objects found or collected from walking along the coastal landscape, abstract shapes and textures that are a unique mix of natural and artificial elements.
A unique edition of this multi panel monoprint is now available to purchase direct from my website.
http://www.dantirels.co.uk/monoprint-9-.html
The small templates used here are from a series of 60 various designs that I work with and combine together in these larger compositions. I use these simple templates as a way to protect the white of the paper from the thin layers of oil paint, they act as a guide to the composition and allow me to sketch and improvise as I work. This technique works best with very little paint used, it can be easy to overwork them and apply the paint too thickly. The range of marks that can be achieved using this method makes it a great exercise to practice, I use it to try out ideas for larger compositions. I find oil paint (or oilbars) work best but it could work with acrylics and printing inks.
Materials used :
160gsm Smooth card
Grid (cut from old sketchbook cover)
9 templates "Coast" series 3" × 3" (made from recycled card)
Plastic sheet (offcuts from plastic bag)
Oil paint :
Cadmium yellow, Vermilion (base colours)
Vandyke Brown, Prussian Blue (top layer)
Pallet knife, rags, sponge, blunt pencil, latex gloves, craft knife, masking tape.
Thanks for watching.
Monoprints Low Budget Demo
Quick demo of a simple monoprint technique for creating simple but effective monoprints using some very basic recycled materials. With a bit of experimentation you can achieve some professional looking work.
Samples of monoprints can be viewed on my website.
Oilbars from Amazon :
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Coast 9" Cadmium yellow, Vermilion Hue 10" × 10" On 160gsm smooth card Inspired by objects found or collected from ...
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Quick demo of a simple monoprint technique for creating simple but effective monoprints using some very basic recycled materials. With a...