Original screenprints, hand printed by me in 2015. 13” × 16” Matted.
Click here learn about the story behind this artwork.
I love the look of screenprints, they have such a unique quality and the ink looks so rich. Each of these pieces has slightly unique colors, so please make sure to choose option you love the most!
How I made these: First, I scanned my watercolor paintings, used Photoshop to separate the colors into their CMYK layers (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black), and used a printer to print those four layers separately, each onto a plastic sheet. I then used coated four screens with photo emulsion, placed the plastic sheets on each, and in a dark room exposed them to UV light. Finally, I used only those four color inks to print each layer, one perfectly atop another. The colors blend magically to create all the myriad shades of my painting. Because this was my first time learning this technique, I was inconsistent with the amount of ink I used and the pressure I applied with the squeegee (what you use to push ink through the screen.) This is why the prints all look different!
Original screenprints, hand printed by me in 2015. 13” × 16” Matted.
Click here learn about the story behind this artwork.
I love the look of screenprints, they have such a unique quality and the ink looks so rich. Each of these pieces has slightly unique colors, so please make sure to choose option you love the most!
How I made these: First, I scanned my watercolor paintings, used Photoshop to separate the colors into their CMYK layers (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black), and used a printer to print those four layers separately, each onto a plastic sheet. I then used coated four screens with photo emulsion, placed the plastic sheets on each, and in a dark room exposed them to UV light. Finally, I used only those four color inks to print each layer, one perfectly atop another. The colors blend magically to create all the myriad shades of my painting. Because this was my first time learning this technique, I was inconsistent with the amount of ink I used and the pressure I applied with the squeegee (what you use to push ink through the screen.) This is why the prints all look different!
