What has changed since the last Vase Process?
The last vase prints that i made was just about the initial outlay of how to print through both stencils to creating a nice vase print and never even thought about using better paper at that time. So this week I have decided to use better quality papers using paper card and mount board which I had in mind. Using these types of papers are easy to use and at the minute they seemed to be a new good asset within my printing. In the end, I decided to pick the Paper card as its cheaper and is just as good printing quality as the mount board.
Why does paper card work better than the paper I used before?
So… I have come up with a better idea of using the paper card because it does not crease at all and also the colours appear bolder and more stable than the normal cartridge paper that I used. I do not get any splodges or tiny drips because the paper card is thicker and can hold the colour inks very well. This is my best definement of my vase prints so far and maybe the paper card will be the best paper that I could ever use to make my printing more stable for the colours and quality.
What is the next plan of action?
Today was a good day with a lot of positive outcomes with printing on the paper card and now I will gather a lot of thought together to plan for my next set of vase stencils to print. Now that I have got the formula right, I can now prepare for more vase stencils and see the nice bright and bold colours in them on the nice paper card.
Also with Dale Devereux Barker ideas in patterns I may try some patterns out on some vases to see the effect I get and then that will be three layers of printing which could look nicer and more colourful. I will also look forward to Dale’s upcoming thursday class 27/03/15 where he will teach me how to blend my colours on my vases to look like the light is shining on the main colour of the vases. It will be an interesting session with him and will keep you updated.
