A Couple Birds

     These are a couple more prints I did in college.  I recently photographed some school art that I didn't have digital copies for and these are among my favorites.  They are both monotypes, or monoprints.  The first, Dancing Crow, was made with black ink and the gray is simply black ink thinned out by mixing with a transparent base (basically a clear gel/paste).  The white is no ink, or ink wiped away from the plexiglass plate.
     The second image, Andre the Giant, is probably my favorite monotype from school.  It's multiple colors, and the process is much more difficult that this print might convey.  I started out with 4 plexiglass plates.  On the first I drew the image with black ink.  The other three plates were designated for red, yellow, and blue.  The idea is that all 4 plates will be sandwiched together and the ink can mix together.  It's' sort of similar to the halftone screenprinting process.  For instance, the green was a result of yellow on one plate and blue in that same area on a second plate.  Also keep in mind that I had one shot with this and I had to line up all the plates so the image could come together.  It was time consuming yet a labor of love.  I suppose that is why I like the print so much.  Thank you for reading!