And throw in a bit of Picasso...

"Every child is an artist.  The challenge is to remain an artist after you grow up."  Pablo Picasso

Finished Buried Poster

Poster ready to be printed onto acetate.  I haven't decided exactly what material I want to print my design on to yet.  I liked the sandpaper but I cannot purchase any at the size I would need for an A3 poster.  So now I have to make a decision, hmm...

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A happy accident? Or just a regular mistake...

Coming to the end of my experiments as I cannot actually think of anything more to do for the time being.  Trying at the minute to come up with the word Buried in white on a black background but the word should be rough and distorted.  

This was my first attempt.  The ink started to flow too much though and partially covered some of the characters making the word not all that legible.  

Time to move onto something else then...

Screen Printing!!!! Awesome!

These are my very first attempts at screen printing.  

Above, I used a letter B stencil that I cut out and talc.  I was trying to see whether or not the talc would make the edges of the B look blurred/rough.  Don't think it quite turned out as I expected it to but it helped me to come to some decisions over my final piece and how I plan to execute it.

This piece involved more talc and some square hole punches.  I think its quite cool and (the top left) reminds me of a brain, so if I ever need such a texture, I now know how to achieve it.  I think my favourite texture has to be the smaller bits of talc on the right hand side.

It's been a while...

Mark Making Experimentation 

Our first uni project involved choosing an event and creating a poster that could be screen printed.  I chose the new film Buried as my subject as I thought I could play about alot with the word and produce some fun, experimental pieces.  I have been using Indian Ink to create some mixed media pieces.  

Above is white crayon and ink.  I love how the crayon doesn't leave the characters perfectly smooth and clear. The ink bleeds into the edges of the characters where the crayon hasn't perfectly marked the page.

This piece also uses white crayon and ink but the ink has been watered down.  This leaves a more subtle mark on the page.  I like how the crayon doesn't fully resist the ink and it half covers the characters.  It almost buries the word Buried into the background.