Photoshop Samples

I scanned in my mono prints and edited them in photoshop using the magic wand tool to pick up the textures and colours. It was a lot easier to pick up textures this time compared to last time as I used the paint heavier so the textures were more thicker and obvious for the magic wand tool to select this also made the whole process easier as the colours and textures selected were vivid and deeper so there was less editing needed. I also prepared some positives for screen printing. I made them intricate taking in my research and previous work into consideration. I then scanned these positives in and placed them onto my prints to give them some more dimension. Looking at these images after they had been printed onto silk it was clear to see that the orange colour was vivid and made the prints stand out. When I re-edit these prints again I will make sure to include orange motifs in other prints to make them look more cohesive and part of a collection.

screen printing positives

New Mono Prints

After having a little bit of a difficult start to this unit I decided to tell myself it was s fresh new beginning and decided to look at things with a different perspective. My new research enabled me use a new colour scheme but still keeping in mind my previous research. I enjoyed making these prints as they were more vibrant and more vivid. I also used the tips that I remembered from making mono prints last time by using the paints heavily so the prints were more intensely textured.

textured.

First Samples

I was at a stand still to begin this unit as I felt like I had done everything before and needed a new insight. I started off by using some of my old images and re-editing them to make some new samples. I quickly realised this wasn't the right way to go about starting this project as the colours and the prints weren't appealing to me anymore. I decided to make a new body of prints to get myself back into the unit and get myself some new inspiration. I started looking at different aspects of my culture. Religious and cultural, I looked at beautiful art work hand drawn on the Quran and also wedding and celebratory decor which still links in with my previous research. This new research introduced different colours and patterns into my current practice.

New samples

New Research