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How to Make a Monotype Print: Step 5 Mark the Edges of the Reference Picture

Have fun with this creative and easy-to-learn 'variation' of painting.

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How to Make a Monotype PrintPhoto: © B.Zedana (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved, Used With Permission)
If you are using a reference picture, or you've got a drawing you will be working from (like a coloring book), lay it under your plate and mark where its edges are. I've removed the blue backing of the plastic so that I can see my reference photo more clearly.

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Reference Photos for Artists
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