still looking for that elusive creative gene.
This went suspiciously well too. Again, not perfect, but well enough to only warrant a little eyeballing where one of my registration lines strayed off. I can’t say I like the colour of my ink though; It’s a little too salmon for my taste. Read more…
This single motif is one of a few paper cut vases I cut the other week for another pattern*. It’s not intricate or very eye catching, but in the right colour this badly cut paper vase pattern looks really cool. Read more…
I like little ‘homemade’ blemishes as much as the next person and had it been small and discreet I would have kept it, but it wasn’t. Out came the ear buds, and thanks of magic of water and beginner’s ignorance I rubbed off most of it. Read more…
As you can see, unlike previous #Print52 project the ink on my screen was drying up faster. I actually had to flood my screen between set’s. I know it’s something I am supposed to do, but it’s a lot messier if I don’t. Read more…
Fed up, I made the husband oversee my method to see if he could shed any light. He was amused. VERY amused. ‘Your process is sound…in theory’ he laughed, ‘but your deliverance is shocking.’ Read more…
It turned out to be very transparent. After a little experimenting I settled on 3 pulls per print set. It sounds a lot, but I didn’t notice any difference in tprint or drying time. Besides, the result was worth it…metallic beige. Read more…
I understand that times will vary according to screen frame size, but there is very little size wise. Anyway, having already discovered this little discrepancy, I upped the exposure time to 8 minutes.
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#Print52 Week8: Square Flower And, we have a winner! Ignoring yet another lapse in concentration on row 3, this is by far the best printing effort so far. Yay! Again, apologies for the dodgy photos…I promise to experiment with some new apps this weekend. Exposure & Wash Out This went better than expected. […] Read more…
My ‘groove’ kicked in straight away making this the first #Print52 project not to make my teeth hurt (I grind when I get stressed). And, the little pot of water & wash cloth I put next to my screen docking station* kept my fingers nice and clean throughout. Read more…
My registration marks on my fabric and screen matched (before printing), I taped the worst of the extra unwanted edges, and I remembered to double check my notes before starting out AND I found my screen printing ‘groove’. Read more…