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Lesson 3 of 84 · Printmaking

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Monoprint With Finger Drawing

🎨Studio Brief #3

Roll ink onto a smooth surface, then draw into the ink with your finger or a stick.

🎯 Your mission

Make something only you would make.

⚡ The twist

Don't fix mistakes. Build with them.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Art rules exist mostly so you can break them on purpose.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Every artist you've heard of started with one wobbly first try.

Practice monoprint in this art lesson: monoprint with finger drawing.

What You'll Learn

Roll ink onto a smooth surface, then draw into the ink with your finger or a stick. Press paper on top to capture your drawing. Each monoprint is one of a kind.

Techniques You'll Practice

monoprintsubtractive drawingone-of-a-kind print

Materials Needed

Styrofoam traysFoam printing platesBrayer and inkPrinting paper

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Art shapes everything you look at — once you notice, you can't unsee it.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Make one piece of art today — even tiny, even messy.

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For the dinner table

Tell me about the part of your art you love the most.

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Monoprint With Finger Drawing

Make something only you would make.

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