preliminary sketches for monoprints

Leading on from my last post, using the same subject matter I am going to experiment with monoprint. I made some preliminary sketches from which my monoprints would be based.

All above - charcoal, graphite or acrylic on A5 sketchbook

I then made some small print experiments, using complementary colours to create credible depth and believability of the figure in space, then colouring over in chalk pastel to add another dimension and coherence between the forms and tone.

All of the above prints were derived from the previous sketches, again trying to eliminate my usage of photography as a source, working more intuitively with colour and form.