ARROYO PRESS STUDIO
ARTISTS DAVID MANJE &. SU DOUGLAS MANJE
PRINTMAKING PROCESS
MONOTYPE and MONOPRINT
A Monotype is a "one off" or one-of-a-kind print made using a metal or plastic printing plate.
A Monoprint refers to reworking or altering individual prints from an identical prints.
PHOTOPOLYMER GRAVURE OR INTAGLIO
Gravure and Intaglio both mean to incise or cut into a photopolymer plate, which is a thin steel plate that is coated with a water-soluble emulsion that is light sensitive.
SILK AQUATINT NON TOXIC PROCESS
A silk material is adhered to a plexiglass plate. Images are achieved by blocking off areas of the silk with acrylic paint, acrylic varnish, and acrylic molding paste. When inked and wiped, the blocked areas will resist the ink to produce a variety lighter values while all silk areas not blocked produce a deep, velvety black tone.
CHINE-COLLE, COLLAGE, AND POCHOIR
Chine-Colle is he process of adhering lightweight paper onto heavy, damp printmaking paper using a powdered wheat paste.
Pochoir is a process that uses stencils during the process.
COLLOGRAPH
Collograph is the use of a textured plate which can be made by adhering objects to the surface or cutting, grinding, or scratching the surface. The print is made on dampened paper that conforms to the plates textures and the paper becomes deeply embossed.
