Memory: Developments

 

This is the lino print that I traced my design onto and then carved  the design out and then I printed the design on to paper as shown below. As you can see there is paint stains on it, this is because I have experimented with paint to what the final outcome would look like.

These are my first embossing attempts by hand, as you can see the first attempt wasn't as visible as the second because my lines were too thin. This made it harder in emboss onto the damp paper. So I retraced some of my lines and deepen them to create interesting textures. I think this type of print will be successful in my final illustration for a few of my illustrations.



These are the final prints that were printed using the printing machines. They were successful because of the textures of the lines, they all have different density which I really like. This type of print also is really tricky because you have to play around with the strokes in order to figure out what parts of the design you want to be printed and what part doesn't need to be printed. Even though the prints aren't detailed they work well because it is minimal and still legible.

This experiment was a stencil I did on to acetate of shattered pieces and then I printed onto paper using black paint. Then I decided to take my experiment further so I poured the grains of tea from the tea bag onto the moist acetate, but there was paper beneath the acetate because I wanted to use the tea grains to replace the paint then I removed the acetate slowly so it doesn't mess with the print, then I place the paper onto the floor and began to blow onto the tea to show in each stage to show that even though the grains are scattered there are still remittance of memory as to the previous position of the grains before they were blown away. This was quite interesting because the grains not only were scattered they formed different patterns and in the last photograph you can see how the grains have form a facial structure in the end, which was totally unintentional. What was also interesting was the build up of tea grains onto the moist acetate, they form a  really absorbing texture.

 This was an experiment I did to ensure that I stencilled the rose correctly by shading in the cutout areas using colour pencils.

 Here I am showing how I applied the paint onto the paper by dabbing the sponge onto the acetate, some areas are lighter than others to make the print more interesting. What is also interesting the acetate, the rose looks highlighted just by having the colours on the outline.

 This is the final outcome in a reversed effect to the acetate which also works very well. The shades as well is quite absorbing because it adds a sense of softness to the print.

 I applied paint onto the lino and then pressed it on to the paper, but as we can see there were too much paint for the print. Despite the misfortune the print was quite appealing because of the vein like textures, which took away the obviousness from the illustration. The design is now made into a slight abstract print, which I found absorbing. The grimy like textures are more demanding and it makes the design pop and this is how I want my final designs to be.

 What I liked about this print is the brush strokes that are repeated throughout the print. The print is quite messy but it has a narrative and that is what is most interesting about this print. The strokes aren't consistent; instead they are applied in all directions. The strokes have also removed some of the lines in the top part of the rose, which contributes in the abstract effect of this design. If you look closely to the print you can also see how the strokes of the brush looks quire similar to a rough wooden texture, which I think is quite absorbing.

 This is my favourite print because of the imperfection and the remnants of the rose, paint, the consistent wood effect caused by brush strokes and the shades that were cause by pressure onto the paper. Even though all of this is going in the print the rose still is main subject, it still has its meaning which is exactly what I'm trying to show in my prints.

This is a perfect example of memory; I say this because even though the paper was stuck to the lino it still shows the outline of the rose. This wasn't the best print but it has a narrative so it is still quite effect even though it wasn't intentional. 

This idea for this experimented with wire and mesh to form the word Grief. The reason why I chose these materials is because when I think of grief it is hard times and sharp pains inside you so i wanted to portray this. This could be use as on of my illustrations to be placed on the wall for my timeline. I have also experimented on backgrounds and I experimented with the light to see how it looks when light is shining onto it and also the shadows.

This other experiment was done with paint onto a canvas, as you can see I used mostly dark colours to show distress and depression for someone who feel lost.  The top photo was of the first steps on in which I applied the paint unto the canvas. The last photo is the completed, I also slightly illustrated a human like figure to show darkness and depression.

 This font design was inspired by a virus font call Drone by Jonathan Branbrook. In my opinion this font design complements the theme of my time line because of the sharp edges which gives off a dark and depressing side and the san serif side for a calm and ordinary side.

This is what is looks like when I scanned in the font sketch and opened it in illustrator and make and expand it so that it could recreate the sketched digitally, but as you can see wasn't perfect. It is needs a bit more editing. 

There are some of the video's I've been looking at to get inspiration for my animation in the and. I want it to be show both a dark side and a happy side in black and white, lots of speed flashes in curtain areas. I am also paying attention to the audio as well.

http://vimeo.com/54677833

http://vimeo.com/17233871