Cycling Print: Printshop Day 2
Jul 1st, 2010 by J. O'Brien
Day 2 in the Printshop, successful print session but I’m not satisfied with the color, too dark overall. The scale of the texture feels a bit big to me as well so I may reprint this smaller or redesign the image with a smaller scaled texture, or it could just be the color contrast.
I decided to pull the print with two hands rather than use the one-armed-bandit, felt much more comfortable, more control although it’s easier to get messy with the ink, and the angle of the squeegee can vary if you don’t pay attention to what you’re doing. The one-armed-bandit made me feel a little removed from the process, too automated.
Below is the final print followed by some process images.
This is a real beauty! Love silkscreen too! Great colors and drawing!!
Thanks Peg, I’m working on a second edition of the print and may do a simplified third. I’m not that smart yet at designing an image for screen printing, like the big color areas are a challenge, as well as the fine details in the textures.
These are so amazing. What a great medium, you chose a nice color palette. Printmaking rocks!