It occurred to me that my pile of prints look a lot like my paper tubes at the top of the blog.....I guess that's my colorful comfort zone.
I took some photos of the steps in making mono prints with a gel plate today. It's hard to take pictures while your'e printing....you have to work pretty fast because these thin layers of paint dry quickly. And it's messy.
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I laid my paper down and applied pressure over the whole plate....and I pulled up a corner to see what it looked like.
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For the next layer I used this crazy floral stencil and this time I used a darker green.
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I dropped on the paint, rolled out, and placed the stencil on top.
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This time I pressed with my hand and used my fingers to work the paper in around the stencil.
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I was able to pick up the corner to gave it a little check. It's quite a sharp contrast...maybe too much...but the print came out came out pretty good. I'll do another layer to tone down that neon green.
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It's always interesting to pull the paper off to see what you get....you never know. It's not that bad...especially on the teal end.
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I tried to tone down the first on with a third layer of dark blue....same process this time using a circle stencil.
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The print came out OK...but I still think it's stark and too much of a contrast. I'm not quite sure at this point how to tone it down. Maybe I'll consult with Elizabeth to get her suggestions. I might be able to do a light paint wash over the whole thing.
I pulled the ghost print rolling a lighter blue on top and really like this one. Layer upon layer upon layer....that's what I've been doing.
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