UNIT X- printing

After printing our previous hand painted mono print we decided that we would do more of the same as its vibrant and ables us to use bright colour without it being too over the top. By Making the print look like water colour and making each colour blend into each other,we have a background to work over.

printed the screen a few times. the colour fades after the first one.

We wanted to try different ways to print with our fabric. We liked the hand printed technique as we could get a vibrant background to then print over. By manipulating the fabric into pleats and printing over using the hand print technique changes the painted design and creates a mirrored effect.

After leaving the print to dry, we unpicked the pins to reveal the print. Because we folded the fabric over, the print printed onto the opposite side so created a mirrored effect. 

Pleating the fabric creates a larger print from a small screen design. this ables us to get more out of the painted screen.

printing the muse in repeat.

We also scrunched the fabric up and pinned it down. This creates a totally different pattern from the painted screen.

Using the muse print, we wanted to create a more linear design. We used the puff paint in black and grey adding a line of squares using the bright pink.

When the puff pigment is exposed to heat it raises and turns 3D.

It's effective when the two colours are printed over the top of each other.

Mixing three types of screen printing together:pigment colour, puff paint and foil printing.

Adding the abstract wheels with the linear tracks. The wheels are puff paint and the tracks are grey pigment. The tracks interlink with the wheels creating more of a intentional design.

We used foil printing over the top using the negative space from the roller coaster structure motifs.The foil dulls down the print slightly because of the blue but then gives it shine. I like how the foil has slightly stuck to the puff as it shows layers.

The print is long and could be used for ruffles on the garment.

Most of our prints are extremely vibrant so wanted to dull it down slightly by using a darker fabric but keeping the print simple.

 We used the 'track' motif to create a long print, with the light grey pigment contrasting with the black cotton. We also wanted a heavier fabric than the other prints so we could build up the garment with contrasting thicknesses.

It didn't really go to plan as we didn't line up the screen properly when printing the track. This could still be used under something else.

While Amy and Louis tested out more puff printing; I painted a striped design onto transfer paper using disperse dye. I felt like we needed more of a traditional circus print. By using red and blue stripes they link with the clown idea we had at the start. This fabric would be perfect to create ruffles on our garment as it's lightweight.

Painting the disperse dye on the transfer paper.