Textiles 2-Contemporary Practice: Project 1 Hand Printing-Project Work

Preparation for hand printing in sketchbook. Initial line drawings of stone rose and crystal geode including surface design

 Line drawing of crystal geode including increased detailing of aspects of crystal for hand printing

 Experimentation with line drawings including simplification to ease printmaking processes and use on PS4

One of the most successful line drawings of the stone rose with pen & ink. Line drawing scanned and duplicated to practice with layout options

 One of the preferred line drawings of the striated stone with pen & ink. Line drawing scanned and duplicated to practice layout options

 One of the preferred line drawings of the flint hammer tool. Line drawing scanned and duplicated to practice layout options

 Line drawings with pen and pencil of the stone rose which focused upon surface design and markings

Initial experimentation with part sketch of the stone rose and area of surface design...hand printing using collotype process on mount card for textural effect

Initial experimentation from whole sketch of the stone rose...hand printing using collotype process on mount card for textural effect

Initial experimentation from whole sketch of the flint hammer tool...hand printing using collotype process on mount card for textural effect. Hand printing single objects offered greater options for using with a range of other single image prints by hand and on PS4

Another image of the stone rose with surface detailing included to experiment with hand printing using collotype process

Hand printing experimentation continued using line sketches of the striated stone 

A series of line drawings using pencil and ink were made in my sketchbook from observations made from the striated stone. Areas of the striated stone were focused upon which offered interesting shapes, lines and designs for hand printing. Hand printing using the collotype process with mount card increased the textural effect

As above...a series of line drawings using pencil and ink were made in my sketch book from observations made from striated stone. Such drawings were copied to mount board and the areas which were not to be printed were cut away.

This experimental print stemmed from line drawings of areas of the stone rose including back and front views in my sketch book. Multiple small pieces of lino were cut into and printed onto paper and card in varying ways to constitute such finished effects. This represented possible backgrounds to single image prints and for use on PS4

This hand print using the collotype process originated from sketches of the interior of the rose stone. The use of mount card with a very thin protective film of varnish over the cut out image allowed the transfer of line and texture to good effect.

As above...this hand print of the interior of the rose stone highlighted the textural and line variations well. Such drawings and prints offered background and foreground variations in PS4 with image manipulation

This hand printed image came from a rough outline sketch of the flint hammer tool from different angles. Lots of experimentation with water-based printing ink helped to create added texture through the collotype process 

Selection of line sketches of the crystal geode and the stone rose were hand printed using the collotype process to explore the imagery produced and to generate further imagery for use in PS4 

Preliminary line drawings of the stone rose which acted as source material for hand printing

Experimentation with repeat imagery using pencil/pen line drawings of the rose stone and scanning

Experimentation with line derived from drawn imagery of surface detailing from the rose stone and crystal geode

As stated above some preliminary outline sketches of the flint hammer tool to explore single images and grouped imagery in hand printing and through use of PS4 

Initial repeat imagery of stone rose through scanning

Further example of use of line from sketches made of surface detailing of the rose stone and the crystal geode. Increased use of abstraction used

Increased experimentation with line, shape and design from the personal archive of natural forms

Increased abstraction and duplication of surface design...line, shape and form for use in hand printing processes

Increased play with scale to add interest to some of the sketches before use in print making processes

Original pen and watercolour artwork of the interior and exterior of the stone rose of which some imagery was later transferred to mount board and printed onto paper and card

Original pen and watercolour artwork of the interior of the stone rose of which some imagery was later used in the hand printing process

Abstracted watercolour of both sides of the flint hammer tool (increased scale). Colour study which could be used in PS4

Watercolour of both sides of the flint hammer tool to explore shape, form, colour and overall design. Each single image could be used in PS4

Initial line drawings of the stone rose. Increased experimentation with mark making using watercolour paints to create added texture...for scanning artwork and using in PS4

Initial line drawings of the flint hammer tool from different angles grouped together with watercolour paint...for scanning and using in PS4

Initial line drawings of the flint hammer tool from different angles grouped together with watercolour paint...for scanning and using in PS4

Gallery of hand printing using water-based printing inks, the collotype process on mount board and mixed imagery of natural forms to experiment with colour themes, layering and image manipulation. The hand printing processes enabled increased preparation for and use of PS4. Such scanned imagery was also used on PS4 in similar and contrasting ways including the creation of additional layers

A series of multi media backgrounds including acrylic paint, gesso, pen and ink were made with a view to experiment on PS4. Such imagery originated from the surface design of the stone rose, crystal geode and flint hammer tool.

As noted above...additional example of aspects of background imagery for hand printing and use on PS4

Additional experimentation...line drawings of the stone rose with varying backgrounds to be used on PS4

Additional experimentation...line drawings of the striated stone with varying backgrounds to be used on PS4

Example of original artwork scanned for use on PS4

Example of hand printed lino print scanned for use on PS4

More recent artwork playing with scale from the original line drawings of surface design of natural forms using pencil, pen, pastels and litho crayons.

Increased scale of artwork using pastels and litho crayons to create increased options on PS4 and further hand printing

Increased scale of artwork using pastels and litho crayons for PS4 and further hand printing