Workshop:
Screen Printing
Screen Printing is a very traditional method which was used in mass productions for posters etc. The screen itself is a woven mesh stretched over a wood or aluminium frame to help an ink blocking stencil to create a good image. During the process you have to spread the ink across the mesh panel using a squeegee. While spreading the ink the ink will eventually go through the mesh transferring the image onto paper.
The type of stencil we used photographic stencil which the mesh is coated in light sensitive emulsion. So where the emulsion is the ink wont be able to pass through. That's where the positive and negative happens. To get a great image you need to avoid the grey tones. You only need black and white areas. Showing clear contrast.
Process:
1. Tape around the frame making sure the gaps are covered so ink leaks out
2. Lay newsprint over your work area
3. Lay your printing paper on you table
4.Lay your ink/pigment on the top of your frame avoiding the mesh
5. Put your knee behind the frame making sure you are supporting the frame
6. Holding the squeegee at a 45 degree angle and apply a lot of pressure yet even while drag it down the mesh panel
7. Remove the screen off of your printing paper
8. Carefully pick up your and put it on a drying rack over the night
9. Remove the tape from the mesh frame and put excess ink/pigment into a tub so someone else can use it.
10. Wash your screen out by using a sponge. Make sure you do it properly other wise the ink dries in the mesh panel making it blocked.
Health and safety:
1.Keep room ventilated (doors and windows open)
2. Don't directly inhale pigments/chemicals
3. Lay news print over tables
4. Keep area clean and tidy
Creative Advertising
Screen Printing
Screen Printing is a very traditional method which was used in mass productions for posters etc. The screen itself is a woven mesh stretched over a wood or aluminium frame to help an ink blocking stencil to create a good image. During the process you have to spread the ink across the mesh panel using a squeegee. While spreading the ink the ink will eventually go through the mesh transferring the image onto paper.
The type of stencil we used photographic stencil which the mesh is coated in light sensitive emulsion. So where the emulsion is the ink wont be able to pass through. That's where the positive and negative happens. To get a great image you need to avoid the grey tones. You only need black and white areas. Showing clear contrast.
Process:
1. Tape around the frame making sure the gaps are covered so ink leaks out
2. Lay newsprint over your work area
3. Lay your printing paper on you table
4.Lay your ink/pigment on the top of your frame avoiding the mesh
5. Put your knee behind the frame making sure you are supporting the frame
6. Holding the squeegee at a 45 degree angle and apply a lot of pressure yet even while drag it down the mesh panel
7. Remove the screen off of your printing paper
8. Carefully pick up your and put it on a drying rack over the night
9. Remove the tape from the mesh frame and put excess ink/pigment into a tub so someone else can use it.
10. Wash your screen out by using a sponge. Make sure you do it properly other wise the ink dries in the mesh panel making it blocked.
Health and safety:
1.Keep room ventilated (doors and windows open)
2. Don't directly inhale pigments/chemicals
3. Lay news print over tables
4. Keep area clean and tidy
Creative Advertising
Lino: for my graphic image development I wanted to try more traditional methods instead of photography. So I tried Lino.
I didn't really want to try a while image on Lino. I just wanted to do some samples seeing how it would look.
I did a section of Tierneys face. I decided to do an eye. Personally I felt like I rushed it. It does look like an eye however it's a bit messy in places. As well as this I feel like I should have concerntrated on tonal ranges. There are a lot of white areas due to me applying a lot of pressure to the Lino. I need to vary the pressure for it to look a lot better.
Another sample I did was the text. " help me" just like my photography I wanted to see how it would turn out. Personally I really like how it turned out. I felt like it need to be scruffy instead of just capital letters. To develop it more perhaps I should do it in different type faces.
Intaglio:
Again I wanted to try out more traditional methods. As I was interested on how my graphic image would look.
For this I did do a whole image although it was very time consuming. Especially because there are a lot of dark areas. Due to me doing the majority of it in pointillism I feel like it was easier to get the ink out with scrim. As you can see some areas didn't print because I rubbed the ink off too hard. I tried this the second time and the same thing happened. So to stop this from happening again over those areas a used tracing paper to remove the excess ink instead of scrim. It did work although I wasn't too happy with how the print turned out. It looks very messy which can link to my theme however you can't see specific areas such as the eyes as clear as I wanted. As they are the main part of my graphic Image. So I don't think I'm going to choose this method to go a long with.
Health and Safety:
Make sure you have a firm grip on the etching tool because they are known for being sharp. Don't put too much pressure onto the tool as the needle can snap. Clean up the plastic because it can go into eyes etc.
Intaglio:
Again I wanted to try out more traditional methods. As I was interested on how my graphic image would look.
For this I did do a whole image although it was very time consuming. Especially because there are a lot of dark areas. Due to me doing the majority of it in pointillism I feel like it was easier to get the ink out with scrim. As you can see some areas didn't print because I rubbed the ink off too hard. I tried this the second time and the same thing happened. So to stop this from happening again over those areas a used tracing paper to remove the excess ink instead of scrim. It did work although I wasn't too happy with how the print turned out. It looks very messy which can link to my theme however you can't see specific areas such as the eyes as clear as I wanted. As they are the main part of my graphic Image. So I don't think I'm going to choose this method to go a long with.
Health and Safety:
Make sure you have a firm grip on the etching tool because they are known for being sharp. Don't put too much pressure onto the tool as the needle can snap. Clean up the plastic because it can go into eyes etc.
Psycho Geography
Lino:
Inspired by Mark Webber we created prints that were of mats however we carved into Lino with tools to remove layers of the Lino. Making it negative or positive.
For this workshop we needed to chose a place that was special to us or we have been there before. I chose Bournemouth because I love going there. We looked throughout the map spitting the most well known areas within Bournemouth. We drew the map out in are way doing the different places in different fonts and sizes. After that we traced are map then lying it on the Lino. Going over it in biro so we can get a rough idea on what the map looked like. So we went over the imprint with pen. We then got our Lino tools out to carve the areas we wanted to remove lifting it off the page. This was a very long process.
Overall all of my responses turned out ok although the ink appeared to be too dry because there are a lot of dots of dry ink all over the paper creating a messy print.
Health and safety:
Make sure you use the grid to cut into the Lino
Glide the Lino tool away from you not towards you
Put the Lino tool away from you when picking the pieces of Lino out of the mat
Drypoint
Drypoint is an intaglio technique where you etch into a piece of Perspex or a metal plate with a hard point needle. This technique is similar to doing a standard pencil drawing you just make different marks throughout the image. Also the amount of pressure you put onto the Perspex can change the whole image. If you apply more pressure than your line would appear more bold and vivid whereas with light pressure you would only get a thin line this is better in the lighter areas of an image.
Artists like Arne Bendik Sjur uses a variety of different marks. He rarely uses an outline he just fills in an area with loads of individual marks. Throughout his portraits he uses different tons like he applies different pressures making some lines more bold than others.
Health and Safety
1. Keep area clean and tidy
2. Keep area ventilated
3. Wear protective clothing (i.e apron, gloves etc)
4.Use a cutting mat when etching to avoid the plate moving
Materials, Techniques and Process
Equipment:
Perspex plate
Etching Tool
Caligo printing inks
Scrim
Watercolour paper
Printing Press
Tissue Paper
Process:
Using your etching tool engrave into the Perspex creating different marks depending on the area you are working on whether it is a dark area where you would create loads of makes close together. Or in the lighter areas creating lines far apart with little pressure between the etching tool and Perspex.
When you have finishing etching you apply small amounts of caligo ink creating a THIN layer onto the engraved images. You then rub the excess ink off with a piece of scrim by rubbing in circular motions ensuring the ink is pushed in. To make your plate really clean use a bit of tissue paper to wipe off any more ink.
Onto the press. You lay your etched plate onto the printing bed and then add your damp watercolour paper (which has ben blotted). Then lay the felt blanket over the top and then roll through the printing press. Carefully remove you print and allow it to dry for a few hours.
Monoprinting:
Equipment:
1. Caligo relief inks or Block Printing Inks
2. Extender mixed in with the ink to loosen it so its easier to work with
3. Thin bit of plastic or glass to work on
4. Mark making materials such as a cotton bud, paint brushes, sticks feathers etc
5. Roller for inking
6. Paper :Cartridge paper, Newsprint, brown paper sugar paper all used for printing
7. Newspaper on the tables so it creates less mess afterwards
Method 1:
Drawing into the Ink
Step 1: Roll ink thinly on either a sheet of plastic or glass
Step 2: Use a variety of mark making tools such as pen, pencil, cotton bud etc to create different textures
Step 3:Mask off areas of ink using feathers leaves etc if you wish
Step 4: Place paper over the ink you could use you hands or fist create different pressures in areas. If using a plastic sheet you would place newsprint paper over and then put it under blankets on an Etching Press or Albion Press.
Method 2
Stencilling with Monoprinting
First of I rolled a few coloured inks onto my board I used orange , blue and white. I mixed some of the colours together and I rolled them all in different directions. I then used different utensils such as cocktail sticks and cotton buds to create some shapes for example circles. I decided to use bubble wrap to print onto the paper creating different texture.
Now onto the stencil. I created a stencil where I thought about where the shapes could go. So first I decided to place a few shapes on to the plain bubble wrap. I also went with a couple of lines for example the top left I just wanted the lines to stand out more as I used a block colour of blue. I also wanted to emphasise texture just like the cross hatch on the bottom right.
Method 3
Ghost Print
I reused the stencil and placed it onto paper. I then decided to use a different colour I chose red because it will stand out on top of the pale blue. I then decided to put it upside down. To improve it maybe I could add layers of paper and ink making it look messy and perhaps add different medias.
Method 1:
Drawing into the Ink
Step 1: Roll ink thinly on either a sheet of plastic or glass
Step 2: Use a variety of mark making tools such as pen, pencil, cotton bud etc to create different textures
Step 3:Mask off areas of ink using feathers leaves etc if you wish
Step 4: Place paper over the ink you could use you hands or fist create different pressures in areas. If using a plastic sheet you would place newsprint paper over and then put it under blankets on an Etching Press or Albion Press.
Method 2
Stencilling with Monoprinting
First of I rolled a few coloured inks onto my board I used orange , blue and white. I mixed some of the colours together and I rolled them all in different directions. I then used different utensils such as cocktail sticks and cotton buds to create some shapes for example circles. I decided to use bubble wrap to print onto the paper creating different texture.
Now onto the stencil. I created a stencil where I thought about where the shapes could go. So first I decided to place a few shapes on to the plain bubble wrap. I also went with a couple of lines for example the top left I just wanted the lines to stand out more as I used a block colour of blue. I also wanted to emphasise texture just like the cross hatch on the bottom right.
Method 3
Ghost Print
I reused the stencil and placed it onto paper. I then decided to use a different colour I chose red because it will stand out on top of the pale blue. I then decided to put it upside down. To improve it maybe I could add layers of paper and ink making it look messy and perhaps add different medias.
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