Print...

Print was the last elective I had and I was quite looking forward to it. we were given a talk on our first day about the processes we were going to be using (monoprint and drypoint) and a demonstration of how to go about everything.
The brief we were given was basically to be aware of the composition of our images. the negative space is as important as the image itself.

I knew straight away that I wanted to work with the figure. I went back to last semester's work when I was using simple line drawings but I wanted to add an edge to it. Using very famous photos of Kate Moss I traced them out using acetates and markers then I distorted the images on the photocopier by moving them around while it was copying (I learnt this trick accidentally when I was trying to photocopy an image from a book)

So after I prepared my first etching plate I started to print

Here I printed a purple mono plate onto which I poured methylated spirtis and blotted it. It didn't really do anything because I should have used white spirit instead. I then printed the etching plate on top. This print is a bit crap really... totally flat and nothing going on.

This one is a little bit more interesting. I dripped white spirit onto a green mono plate and blotted off. that effect in itself isn't too exciting but the slight pink left behind after the first print is quite nice?

Started to add a bit of depth to the print by layering 2 different tones of the same colour and adding some purposeful mark making to add to the effect

The orange colour just works a little better I think?

This is the second image I used. With this print I tried to get a different effect with the white spirit blobs by dripping it on and then blowing it to give it direction?

I printed in blue first and then laid down a transparent pink over it to give depth. The effect worked but the white spirit dripping thing was just not happening so I had to move on.

With this print I tried to give the effect of movement by rubbing of the intaglio ink in a manner that gives the illusion of movement.

it really worked and this was my favourite print of the 2 week block

Experimentation with the same image. I like the effect, looks like she's swimming!

Another image I worked with. By rubbing off different levels of ink I tried to give the effect that the figure was being pulled out of the ink? Don't know how successful it was??

St. Joseph's street mini-project. We were sent to St. joseph's street to take ONE photograph and create a representation of that photograph through monoprint and drypoint. This is the first edition of my print which I really liked but I decided to experiment a little bit with it.
I don't have a photograph of the final image but I'll see if I can get one and update :)