Sampling: week four

In this weeks print session I worked on heat press printing using the technique 'Mono print sublimation'. Using disperse dye I mixed colours then design is painted onto paper, dried then heated under fabric leaving a vibrant design on the fabric.

The colours turn out so much more vibrant and brighter than when they are painted on the paper. This can be deceiving as the end design isn't how I wanted it to be.

To generate a colour palette I selected an image which I found the colours worked well together and created a colour strip using gouache. I selected each colour from the image and mixed it to the exact colour. The strip helps with selecting colours for printing with, digitally and screen.
I created motifs using illustrator. Some of the motifs have a hand drawn quality and some are quite sharp and look more digital. I used some of these motifs to apply onto a screen which I will use to print with in the next coming week.

I used my hand drawn motifs to scan in and create 'Brush' tools with on Photoshop. I used my colour strip to create a new swatches of colour. This abled me to create digital designs using my own motifs to repeat and the right tones of colour. 
 

By using the brush tool I was able to repeat motifs and have each layer different opacity's which give the effect of a physical screen print using dye.