Zea Mays Printmaking/Creating Concentrated Dyes From Plants for Monotype Printing

Creating Concentrated Dyes From Plants for Monotype Printing

Make your own Inks! Start by foraging for berries, grasses, flowers and more and then learn how to turn these organic materials into beautiful colorful dyes that you can use to make monotype prints. Marjorie Morgan explains the difference between dyes and pigments and takes you through the entire process, including how to prepare, store and print with 8 different plant materials for monotype ink.

What's Included?

Meet Your Instructor

Marjorie Morgan

Introduction and Materials

Introduction and Materials

Dye vs. Pigment: Understanding the Differences

Dye vs. Pigment

Making Concentrated Dyes

Blackberries
Red Cabbage
Onion Skin
Dyer's Coreopsis
Beets
Grass
Black Walnut
Acorn Caps

Modifiers: Altering PH to Intensify and Shift Color

Modifiers

Monotype with Concentrated Dyes

Monotype with Concentrated Dyes

Printing: By Hand, With a Pasta Press, On an Etching Press

Printing

Instructions and Resources

Materials List
Resources
Making a Damp Pack
Inspirations
Inspirations (Mac Friendly)