Print Workshop

We were given a induction into a a few different printing methods, monoprint, lino print and letterpress. 
This process was monoprint, it was done by using a stencil which i repeated by moving the stencil and then going back over with the roller. 

 The image above shows the stages of how i went through creating the layers letter.


Below are the tools i used to create the letterform on the lino mat. 

This is the printing press i used to create the print, as seen below. The print that is produced is very clean and crisp with a lot of contrast between the white and black. 

 I then created the same letter but using the lino pad. I feel this has produced a better outcome because it is more clean and crisp. There is alos more definition on individual lines.  

 These are the three prints i took form the lino board the middle one which i did first i then changed by adding more little sharp lines, then printed the letterform below. The final print is the top image where the ink faded because i had already printed it twice. 

This was a letterpress i created to try and resemble one of my letters. It is a capital g and uppercase G overlapped. I really like the big R and the smaller capital R where i have used 2 different typefaces.   

I then experimented with the letterpress because i felt it provided a interesting texture especially on the gloss paper.