Collagraph is a type of textural matrix you create with collaged materials, and can ink it up in a variety of ways. Monotype is a technique where you work on plexi to achieve either painterly or stenciled results. 'Mono' means one, so in some ways one of a kind collographs are also monoprints, but I tend to think of them as different processes.

Hi Solomon! I believe it was a Chalk Mountain palm brush? A lot of brushes that are used for stencilling are good because they're a little stiffer and intended to be used in a different way than a typical paint brush.

They were furniture wax brushes...Chalk Mountain was the brand.

@@laurenk8766 I found them and absolutely love them. Thanks.

Yes, you can for sure draw over the acrylic paint with colored pencil.

@@laurenk8766 Thanks! And do you add water to acrylic?

@@mm-sj7fk Yes, a little bit. It should be kind of a sludgy consistency...If it's too thick it won't have the delicate soft look.

¡Gracias por tu comentario! Sí, los monotipos serigrafiados con acuarela funcionan muy bien. También puede hacer monotipos de acuarela en plexi si el plexi está lijado.

For this I believe I was using Arnhem 1618. Stonehenge would work well too, or even Bristol.

Thank you!!

Thanks Hannah! I agree, layering helps trace to achieve some great color mixing...almost like colored pencil. Yes to the transparent base! And I believe for this print I was using Rives Heavyweight.

I always use Japanese paper with this. I am shocked you got these kind of delicate lines using heavy weight paper

@@hannahskoonberg it's not like regular print paper, it's sort of in between Japanese papers and standard print paper in terms of weight. It's weird because it's called "heavyweight" but it's only like 90 lb I think?

@@laurenk8766 thanks for clarifying