Initial thoughts; Screen print is a process I'm very up and down with. When the pictures aligned and the ink printed well I enjoyed the results! Though this print was made only using a sketch and is a little rough and ready I liked that about it, the use of halftones and block colour was something I also hadn't tried before and enjoyed the results of. The struggles of this medium however come in the form of offset prints and under // over inking. A lot of the prints that came out had an uneven amount of ink distribution resulting in darker // lighter colours, blurring where the ink was too thick and fading // blotching where the ink was too thin. Lining the two prints up was also difficult and more often than not I ended up with an offset print.
Possibilities of process; Screen printing is something I would really like to be able to do well! This first session has taught me a lot in terms of technique and outcomes, and while the process itself is something I struggle with, it does allow for high levels of detail, overlaying of colours and that sort of old school 'gig posters' feel that would fit the themes of my work well. More practice might be needed and further experimenting to decide if it's the print process I should use!
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