PUMP UP THE VOLUME / Mixed Media or Print-stallation Project
PROJECT PARAMETERS:
- Open Theme and each print can be about a different idea or exploring one idea through experimentation and variation.
- Edition of 5 RESOLVED well printed prints. (Not just 5 attempts) You will hand in all your attempts as well, with only your top five being graded. I will take into account, number of attempts and experimentation on the other prints.
- I want you to incorporate a few of the techniques. You can still work with CMYK, hand drawing, halftones etc and add some additional components.
- Your five prints will be a varied edition.
- Paper Size: Minimum 1/2 Sheet of Cougar. (or 11"x15" if using Arnhem or kozo)
Technique samples
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SHARPIE METHOD/
1-Flood screen. 2-Lay flat, as if you were going to pull a print. 3-Using a shapie with cap on as a stylist, draw into ink layer on screen, which in turns transfers your marks onto the print. | ||
Flocking /
1. Print image using clear varnish or transparent base. Make sure you do multiple pulls to build up a little thickness. (You can also use regular ink, if you want some color underneath)
2. While the varnish or ink is still wet, sprinkle with material to use as flocking. (Flocking, glitter, charcoal or coal dust, Graphite Powder, Pepper) Really just about anything can work.
3. Let it dry flat for a couple of hours.
4. Lift paper vertically to knock off excess material, and then go over with a soft brush, to remove additional loose material.
1. Print image using clear varnish or transparent base. Make sure you do multiple pulls to build up a little thickness. (You can also use regular ink, if you want some color underneath)
2. While the varnish or ink is still wet, sprinkle with material to use as flocking. (Flocking, glitter, charcoal or coal dust, Graphite Powder, Pepper) Really just about anything can work.
3. Let it dry flat for a couple of hours.
4. Lift paper vertically to knock off excess material, and then go over with a soft brush, to remove additional loose material.
Below is a video outlining one method of doing monotypes
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This video demonstrates how involved, intense and beautiful the mono print and Marilyn screen printing processes are and why the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum recently acquired Flavor Paper’s “Marilyn Monoprint” wallpaper from our second collection with the Warhol Foundation.
Inspired by Monroe paintings from Andy Warhol’s “Reversals” series, we reinterpreted the hand painted and silk-screened artwork, originally derived from a publicity photo of Monroe from the 1953 film Niagra, as a hand screen-printed wallpaper. But it is Flavor Paper’s mono print technique of painting directly to the silk screen, then printing that screen, which creates one-of-a-impressions in each repeat and adds incredible visual texture. We typically have 4-6 people painting and printing the Marilyn Monoprints versus 2 people on any other wallpaper print. We use different brushes, spray bottles, pallet knives and squeegees to create the blends and textures and then print that screen on a Chrome Mylar using opaque, transparent, Day Glo and metallic inks which give it a great deal of depth and variety. Marilyn’s inverse is the then printed on top which covers most of the background. Stylistically, it is very similar to how Warhol would have created a painting and screen print back in the day, but at a much greater scale, in repeat and entirely as a screen print. |