Showing posts with label printing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label printing. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Bunny Love Pt. 5

Checking the rose test prints against my color swatch book, got it on the 3rd try...


Adding and mixing more tranparent base on screen...


Second color done and drying on rack...

Bunny Love Pt. 4

Checking the color against my pantone swatch book. At this stage, the blue was too dark and opaque...


It's a small run so I add transparent base to the screen and mix...


After a few rounds of mixing in transparent base and test printing I'm finally happy with the light blue...


Mixing the second color, rose...

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Bunny Love Pt. 3

This print required tight registration so I racked the paper before printing to let each sheet expand, contract, or whatever it wants to do. The temperature in my studio varies and all paper reacts differently especially when ink hits it...


Putting the screen in the press...


First color, aqua...


First test print...

Bunny Love Process PT 2

"Shooting" a screen meaning blasting it with a very bright UV light...


All the areas blocked out by the light (black on film) wash away creating a stencil...


Screens drying...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Lucky Bunny Does Dan McCarthy

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is...."Do you still print for other people?" So here are some quick process pics of a job I printed for my friend and fellow artist, Dan McCarthy.











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