Soulful Mixed Media Workshop Optional Materials List This list offers suggestions for optional materials workshop participants might like to try incorporating into their prints. There are so many possibilities. Artists may have favorite things from other processes that might work well in translating to creating monotypes. Remember the printing plate is flat and smooth. The press will provide pressure to transfer the image. Materials that are too thick won’t work well. Here a few possibilities that might be tried. Student often like to share optional materials.
* String
* Yarn
* Lace
* Grass
* Leaves
* Feathers
* Ribbon
* Decorative papers
* Sand
* Plastic wrap
* Bits of cardboard
* Tooth picks
* Bubble wrap ( with small bubbles)
* Pages from old books
* Stamps
* coins