monoprint

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monoprint Photoshop

because monoprint uses black and white with harsh tones it can be easily manipulated using digital media in which the tones can be easily separated and worked on, the easiest method to achieve this would be to create a copy of the image and set the layer to multiply mode, this will make the white and grey areas translucent or transparent depending on how dark the image is, this allows colour to be added to the image, while maintaining the tone of the image. another method that can be used is to use the threshold effect, this will convert the image to solid black and white with the tolerance as to what becomes black or white being adjustable, this make the image much sharper however there is no gradient so some of the texture can be lost in the image.

threshold

the applications using the threshold effect can often be used to create a more dramatic effect and are much better used for more abstract effects because a lot of detail can be lost in this process. for this piece in particular I have used a very dark and somewhat haunting monoprint of what had been intended to be a dogs skull as I had used a stencil of that.

multiply 

this setting is often used by artists who draw traditionally but colour digitally because of the nature of this setting.

using this I decided to colour the image using this dark but muted tones for one and multi-colour for another

this process can be used within my theme as old photographs were quite grainy, similar to this process I can make the image more  grainy using Photoshop as well as make the tones more similar such as the brightness and contrast. the issue for this is that I will have to draw on the ink freehand which is an issue for me as portraiture is not my strong suit and therefore will most likely not turn out as intended.