Thursday 26 November 2015

Screenprinting the hotdog book!

We printed the book today - here's the outcome:
Front - Hayley
page 1 and 2 - Chris/Isaac
page 3 and 4 - Kieran
page 5 and 6 - me
Back - Hayley


































What went well:

  • Colours worked well together
  • Works well as a narrative
  • Teamwork!!






What didn't work:

  • My drawings on the acetate were a bit off register, so they didn't line up with everyone else's. 

  • I personally don't think the title stands out very well - the font Hayley chose was hard to read, especially when the different colours didn't line up perfectly.
  • The template print when we did the second colour printed when the plastic sheet was kinda folded weird, so when we lay it straight it meant it didnt actually line up like we thought it would.
  • I forgot to draw some detailed lines on the red sheet, meaning they were lost when we printed over the yellow.
  • We all thought the yellow and red crossover would make a more obvious orange, but that also caused us to lose some detail - the red was a bit too dark. It looked better on some versions where the red wasn't as boldly printed. 


What we could have done differently/could do next time:

  • Make sure everything is on register and lined up.
  • Draw the image darker on the plastic first - had to spend some time going over everything to make sure it was dark enough to expose well.

Overall a fun experience though!! Will definitely be trying it again

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