monotype
/ˈmɑnəˌtaɪp/
noun
- A type of printmaking in which a picture is painted or drawn on a smooth surface and then transferred onto paper, creating a single unique print.
- In art class, we learned how to make a monotype using a glass plate and ink.
- She prefers monotype over other printmaking techniques because each print is one of a kind.
- The artist created a beautiful monotype of a forest scene.
- A single print made by the monotype process.
- Each monotype in the series has slightly different colors and textures.
- The gallery displayed a rare monotype from the 19th century.
- He sold his first monotype at the local art fair.
- A typesetting machine that casts individual metal letters and spaces, used in printing before digital typesetting became common.
- The old printing press used a monotype to set the text for the newspaper.
- The monotype revolutionized printing by allowing faster typesetting.
- Museums sometimes demonstrate how a monotype worked in the early 1900s.