Fruit Monoprints

The sixth grade worked on monoprinting pictures of fruit. We first talked about how mono (monotone, monorail, monocle) means one. Usually, printmaking yields many prints (because you have a plate, from which you can print many images), but with monoprinting, it's a one-time deal. Only one print, then you start over. Also, to be successful, students had to work fast so that the paint wouldn't dry. It was a challenge for some of the more detail-oriented students!

Here's what we ended up with:

From left to right, these three avocados represent a student's first, second, and third try. Look how much better he got in just ten minutes! Amazing!

Another beautiful avocado.

 

Pear and banana.

 

 

Pineapple.

 

A (very) red apple.

Red pepper.

 

Wonderful watermelon.

 

This pictures shows the process. We painted on old transparency sheets, then pressed paper onto our painting, thereby printing the image.