Printmaking Techniques

MONOTYPE

A monotype is usually the reverse image that has been painted on a plexiglass or metal plate. The artist paints on the plexiglass and then runs the plexiglass plate through a printing press under 2000 to 4000 lbs. of pressure. The artist has to consider the fact that the image will be printed in the reverse from what is painted on the plexiglass. The paper that the plate is pressed against is usually dampened so that it can absorb most of the ink. Sometimes the artist runs a second print from the same plate. This second print is lighter and it is called a "ghost" image.

LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTS

A linoleum block print is similar to a wood cut. A drawing is applied to the linoleum block. Since the printing process will cause the image to be reversed, the artist needs to trace the drawing in reverse and be aware that it will be printed in reverse. The block is carved out, and all the raised areas are what creates the image. The raised areas are inked and when the plate is put put through the printing press, the positive of the image will be printed and the negative of the image (the areas that have been carved out) will remain white. Candido sometimes runs colors from a plexiglass plate on paper and then goes over this simplified monotype with a linoleum block , thus adding rich colors to the linoleum block print.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Candido's photographs of Native American imagery are double exposures. The double exposure was taken in the camera as Candido was photographing the subject matter.