History and ways to carry out the process of monotype

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Monotype (monoprint) is a unique print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked surface have inks but the pigment on the plate is usually insufficient to make another print. A monotype is a single impression from a printing surface that cannot be reused, the monotype is an intriguing hybrid among printmaking techniques. It is nei ther a print nor a painting but a unique combination of both. The method is ap tly named because it is one image (mono), painted or drawn with oil paint, waterbased paint, or printer's ink directly on a plate and then transferred to paper. The impression can be transferred by hand rubbing (with a rubbing tool or the hand), particularly if the work is painted on glass. Hand rubbing produces sensitive results on Vietnam Do paper. A monoprint, on the other hand, des ignates a special, often one-of-a-kind. This article is an overview of the development history and some monotype methods at printing factories from the past to present.