{"id":1954,"date":"2014-02-20T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/admission\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2014-02-16T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T00:36:08","slug":"ready-set-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/admission\/2014\/02\/20\/ready-set-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, Set, Print!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This spring semester, I’m taking my first ever printmaking class, and I’m so excited! We’re going to be learning about both screen printing (done on a fabric screen we stretched and stapled ourselves) and lithography (big, BIG ‘ol limestone etching).<\/p>\n

I’ve worked with screen printing once (if you can even count some goofy summer camp in middle school) and was really excited to learn more about the process and see what I could create. I just recently finished our first assignment: an open ended screen print that used at least 3 colors. I chose to use an old sketch of mine from last year of a rose as my image, and got to work!<\/p>\n

The first step was cutting the stencils. Since I was going to be using four colors, I had four stencils. This was probably the hardest part; my design was SUPER intricate and getting in all the tiny spaces with my X-ACTO knife left my fingers very sore! Since the printing process is done in layers, you print one color at a time on every paper. Here’s how my first layer turned out: the dark green in the stem!<\/p>\n

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Next was the first color of the blossom!\"IMG_4673<\/a><\/p>\n

Things were going pretty well! However…<\/p>\n

\"IMG_4675\"<\/a>…mistakes were made.<\/p>\n

Next, I printed the light green on the stem and leaves to give it dimension.<\/p>\n

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At this point, there was ink EVERYWHERE. (Though, honestly, I kinda like messy art!)<\/p>\n

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The final step in my printing process was the give the petals on the flower some definition, which I did by adding a lighter pink. Here’s how the final print turned out! (The photo makes it appear pretty red, but it’s more of a deep pink\/magenta!)<\/p>\n

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And that was the process of my first screen print! I would say the whole thing took me about 6 hours, maybe 7. I then picked the best 5 prints and submitted them for my edition. It was REALLY fun (mostly because I love hands-on art) and I’m feelin’ pumped for my next project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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