mono-printing with aluminium foil .

© JANE MINTER
"aluminium foil  + wet on dry  watercolour wash  + drawing"

texture - aluminium swatch ii
20x50cm vangrow torchon

FUM + magenta 
foil lifted whilst wash was still wet .

"section of aluminium foil  + pencil  drawing" 

.....in the watercolour wash above the aluminium foil was laid lightly  onto the  wet watercolour wash without pressing it down firmly  and I then drew quickly with a pencil on top of the foil  to see the effects. This time I took the the foil off whilst the wash was still wet to see what happened before the paper dried ... I like the random patterns which formed.

..... the textures change depending on the type of paper, how the foil is applied, length of time the foil is left and pressure applied on the foil.

....since my last post I've found a very good reference for mono - printing with aluminium   " 75 New + Classic Painting secrets of watercolour " book by Cathy Johnson ...it shows clearly  it's application in background textures and incoporating textures into subjects such as rocks and buildings by imprinting....I've tried a few of the exercises...painting on crumpled foil and printing + folding foil + drawing on the foil ..below is an exercise inspired by Cathy's excercises

"watercolour wash + folded aluminium foil + drawing"

texture - aluminium swatch iii

....the small brown wash (blob) shows the pattern of aluminium foil folded into squares  applied lightly on a flat wash with  squares drawn  with a pencil on top of the foil .

imprint made  with residue of paint left on the reverse side of foil  of the wash above + light wash