I have created a challenge per month for my Gelatin Printing Enthusiasts Facebook group.
March 2018 inspiration is Claude Monet - the founder of French Impressionism painting.
I chose Monet for this month challenge as I thought his style of painting lent itself to the painterly technique on the gel plate - which is using a paintbrush instead of a roller to apply paint to the plate and a picture is created on the plate before printing.
Some video links to the painterly technique:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/95701560816055149/
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/95701560816055165/
I have tried this technique before but found it difficult and purposeless (why not paint directly onto canvas? I asked myself) but I thought I'd have another go at it. I still found it difficult and didn't like my print of Monet's bridge so much that I'm not even going to show it to you! But I used it for the water lilies in the top right but the background was a print with a scrunched paper background. I created more backgrounds and prints to use for the collage at the bottom.
I also keep reminding myself not to expect an exact copy of Monet's work - he is a way better artist than I am and it's his technique. His artwork is just inspiration for my techniques.
The goal being to try something different and have fun too.
Here's a link to my Claude Monet Pinterest board.
March 2018 inspiration is Claude Monet - the founder of French Impressionism painting.
I chose Monet for this month challenge as I thought his style of painting lent itself to the painterly technique on the gel plate - which is using a paintbrush instead of a roller to apply paint to the plate and a picture is created on the plate before printing.
Some video links to the painterly technique:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/95701560816055149/
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/95701560816055165/
I have tried this technique before but found it difficult and purposeless (why not paint directly onto canvas? I asked myself) but I thought I'd have another go at it. I still found it difficult and didn't like my print of Monet's bridge so much that I'm not even going to show it to you! But I used it for the water lilies in the top right but the background was a print with a scrunched paper background. I created more backgrounds and prints to use for the collage at the bottom.
I also keep reminding myself not to expect an exact copy of Monet's work - he is a way better artist than I am and it's his technique. His artwork is just inspiration for my techniques.
The goal being to try something different and have fun too.
Here's a link to my Claude Monet Pinterest board.
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