semenyuk evgen artist: My monotypes and prints (drypoint)

This is my experiment with printmaking. All artworks (drypoint) were printed very small quantities, no more than five copies of each work.

Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate (or "matrix") with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint)

Это мои эксперименты с печатной графикой. Все гравюры (сухая игла) были напечатаны очень маленьким тиражом , не боле пяти экземпляров каждой работы.

Semenyuk Evgeny. "Garson." Drypoint. Paper. 40x30

Semenyuk Evgeny. "Sleeping." Drypoint. Paper. 10x30

Semenyuk Evgeny. "Labyrinth of Minotaurus." Drypoint. Paper. 40x30

Semenyuk Evgeny. "Cutting of the fish." Drypoint. Paper. 30x20

Several of my monotypes.

Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image, eg creating lights from a field of opaque colour. The inks used may be oil based or water based. With oil based inks, the paper may be dry, in which case the image has more contrast, or the paper may be damp, in which case the image has a 10 percent greater range of tones.

Monotyping produces a unique print, or monotype; most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprintings are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print and are generally considered inferior. These prints from the original plate are called "ghost prints." Prints made by pressing the prints onto another surface, effectively making the print into a plate, is called a "cognate". Stencils, watercolor, solvents, brushes, and other tools are often used to embellish a monotype print. Monotypes can be spontaneously executed and with no previous sketch.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotyping)