Printmaking Workshop: Trace Monotypes (in person) | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Printmaking Workshop: Trace Monotypes (in person)

Trace monotype is all about exploring and celebrating the line. It's an ideal form for those interested in drawing or sketching, hand printing, or experimental calligraphy.

Course description

In trace monotypes, paper is placed lightly on a rolled-out slab of ink, and a design or image is drawn or traced onto it, then the paper is removed. The resulting image has a unique quality and dimension, with a line that is unusually rich and elegant. The plate itself can be run through the press to provide a negative of the original, which is as evocative and elegant as the original. Learn how to manipulate ink and how the characteristics of different papers affects the final print. Through demos and experimentation, make a small collection of elegant monotypes to take home. / Materials fee of $23 and facility fees of $23 included in tuition. Please review Printshop Facility Fees Supply List for more information.

Open to students ages 18 and above. Review complete policies, including class cancellation policies, before completing your registration.

Want a bit more than a one day workshop? Register for Printmaking Workshop: Painterly Monotypes and/or Printmaking Workshop: Botanical Monotypes.

Class meeting details

This course meets in person on MCAD's campus. Students do not have access to the Printshop outside of class hours.

Prerequisites

Previous drawing experience is helpful, but not required.

Required materials

Supplies
Pen or pencil, notebook or sketchbook.

The materials fee and facility fee for this class will cover the required supplies.

What to wear
Clothes appropriate for messy creativity. An apron may be useful. Closed-toe shoes are required. Long hair should be tied back.

Class resources

This class uses the Printshop. Please see the link for more information.

Class savings

Register on or before May 12 and save $25.
Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).
Additional savings. Are you eligible?

Questions?

Contact MCAD Continuing Education at continuing_education@mcad.edu or call 612.874.3765.

Register

Title
Non-credit Tuition
$108.00
Student Birthdate
  • Date:
    -
  • Time:
    1:00–5:00 p.m. CST
  • Day(s) of the week:
    Friday
  • Ages:
    Open to students ages 18 and above.
  • Term:
    Summer 2025
  • Instructor: Mary Leikvold
  • Location:
    In Person
  • SKU:
    CSFA 1330 01 SU25

Prerequisites:

Previous drawing experience is helpful, but not required.

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2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

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612.874.3700
800.874.MCAD (6223)
Fax: 612.874.3701

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


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