Ok, so far I have been learning about monoprints - I don't fully understand the concept of it because it seems to be the method of just painting a picture onto a plate and then printing it onto paper or fabric. The image can't be reproduced (possibly only once afterwards with a 'ghost image') so why not just paint your image straight to your paper or fabric(?).
In any case, it's part of the course so I will do it and see what I learn.
I have also been trying to choose an image to work with over the printmaking course and decided on this on last night. It is my own photo taken of Japanese cloud pruning of garden trees - I took the photo in Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture in April this year.
I am currently sketching out an image of this in my sketch book also just to get the feel of it and while waiting delivery of the necessary materials to paint and print. When these have arrived I will paint this image onto a plastic plate and transfer to paper - I'll upload the outcome on this blog next.
