#techniquesprocesses

[evitaziemeleresearch-blog]

Monotypes by Sevadio

“Using objects such as ropes, fencing, netting, glass, panelling, metallic shards, crowns of wire, etc. “ 

“This absence of complete human control allows the images a kind of uncanny autonomy, again chiming with Sizing Ground’s principle concern, wresting visceral resonances from an environment all too apparently shorn of meaning.”  (Servadio.com, 2019)

Servadios work is inspired by the post-industrial environment of Hackney Wick, the use of monotype accentuates the lack of human control and allows the environment and the objects have more impact on the outcome of the print; creating massively varied and textured works which show the old rustic, former factory landscape he’s inspired by.

I really like Servadios way of creating monotypes and I’d like to bring in aspects of his process by starting to use found objects that reflect the space around me, as it creates a different perspective of the environment surrounding me.

Servadio.com. (2019). SIZING GROUNDS. [online] Available at: https://servadio.com/sizinggrounds.html [Accessed 28 Oct. 2019].

[chlo3leahmorris]

Level 5

[rpritchardjournal]

We had a bookworks workshop with Craig where we looked at different ways artwork can be presented and collected books and how binding and the layout of these works can be not only a way of showing the work, but a part of the work itself. Seeing the thought and craftsmanship that went into some of the examples we looked at got me thinking about how books can be used to great effect to collect ideas and works together and how these can be presented in a new way. 

I really enjoyed learning the techniques to make my own books, and was really pleased with the outcome of my concertina book made from cyanotypes from our cyanotype workshop. 

The workshop has helped me to think of new ways of not only presenting work but ideas for new works and I hope to incorporate book making as a way of addressing the lack of clarity of ideas in my studio culture raised during my recent tutorial with David. 

[richardjamesbenbow]

This week in the life class with Chris Clements we looked at creating form using light and dark tones.

[davidhancockresearch]

This is the finished plate for the first part of the process and it ready to be etched in acid next week. I changed the position of the bottom figure from the original Keeping print to sit better with the other two. I'm not sure if you can see this very well, due to the needle etched into the wax and light reflecting. The three girls are different dolls.

[elmossresearch]

Pictures from a painting workshop, where we had to copy the painting of a master for practice with colour and tone. I copied Study of a Young Man by John Singer Sargent. I like how it came out.

[emjmoss-blog]

Photography workshop, learning how to set up the studios and experimenting with the different equipment available, for example an infinity board and soft boxes. This workshop was really useful as I have only the basic knowledge of how the studio and equipment works.

[evitaziemeletechiquesprocesses]

Silkscreen printing workshop.

In this workshop, we learned about the 3 different ways of screen printing. As you can see in the outcome of this print, the screen was not flooded properly, therefore, didn’t come out fully printed.

 I did not like the image created from a stencil, however, the painterly print and photo print does give nice images. I would like to go back to this process during my practice but you do have to consider high costs for this process if you want to print photographic images. 

Andy Warhol is one of the most celebrated screenprint artists. His prints are of celebrities and he offsets the layers slightly so it's slightly off the mark, creating a dishevelled look and using bright colours representing the fakeness of it all; meant to create a mocking of the pop culture rather than a celebration of it.

[morganpottsart-blog]

LINOPRINT WORKSHOP

Today I learnt how to create prints from cutting into lino tiles (hardened clay)

To create a print I learnt to cut away the areas around my image with, and the parts that I wanted to be printed I left untouched so that the raised areas pick up the ink. Different sized lino blades create different lines, cutting away smaller or bigger areas. 

Then, I inked up my tile and placed it on the registration sheet on the proofing press and the image above is what was created.

Because of shortage of time in the workshop i wasnt able to do the second layer that i wanted to do with another block, colouring just the hats in red. I will make sure i manage to finish this at some point though and experiment with colour.

I like how the use of horizontal lines to indicate the background adds texture but I think that overall as a print it confuses the image. Thinking of cutting away the background from the print to replace with block colour.

I enjoy lino printing as a process as it can be rewarding to see the overall image, for me personally the result was different to my expectation, in positive and also negative ways.

[jacob-longcake]

Stop Motion Animation

Stop motion animation is an animation technique that has been in use in film throughout the 20th Century, before CGI developed and took it’s place. The process involves taking still images of an object or puppet, slightly altering it’s position with each shot and then putting the sequence together to create the illusion of movement. It has been used to great effect in the films of Jan Svankmajer, that follow Surrealist scenarios to bizarre and often grotesque conclusions. Body parts, meat, various foods and clay have all been animated in his work, sometimes being the whole feature and other times taking the form of shoot segments within a live action film as is the case with his 2005 film ‘Lunacy’. He has also animated human bodies, an example of which can be seen in the film ‘Conspirators of Pleasure’ where a character takes flight. Stop motion has also been a popular form of animation for various children’s films and TV programs such as the Aardman animations ‘Chicken Run’ and ‘Wallace and Gromit’.

A normal DSLR can be used for shooting, with resolution set to 1920x1280p (full HD) and auto white balance. We decided to animate a drawing by making marks incrementally so that it seemed to just appear on the page. Ideally 3-5 photos should be taken that you can choose from and the camera should be tethered to a mac book for viewing of images. 

Once you have the desired number of frames, open in Photoshop with New File>Import into timeline.

Click on one frame and select 0 delay or 0.1 second delay.

Make sure you have the correct size. Width 182.88 mm and height 121.92 landscape orientation. Resolution 72 pixels per inch. 

Select all frames export and then render. Edit in Premiere.

[laurentinnion]

I gathered some materials and created some books at home. It was very fun to create these little books and I liked experimenting with different ways to make them, for example I attempted to make a fold out book and ended up loving the outcome. My favourites were the ones with the stitched bind because there were lots of different ways to experiment with stitch and patterns. Overall this is a very enjoyable process and I look forward to trying more things out with it.

[chlo3leahmorris]

Etching Process

I thought this process was very time consuming but the final outcome is very much worth it. I loved the way it can be made to look very sketchy even though it’s a printing technique. I would like to try and include this process more within my practise and develop further by layering a number of plates to create a print.

[babssmithart]

Techniques and Processes 2

Following the Premier Pro workshop I put together this little video made with clips by myself,Cara,Helena and Xander. We tried to make parts of the bodies look like things they are not.

[richardjamesbenbow]

Looking at negative space within the figure.

[davidhancockresearch]

Just got this book on Materials and Techniques from Cass Art. Looks an interesting guide to different mediums. Really pleased to see Amy Cutler's work included. Her watercolours are stunning.

[elmossresearch]

Life drawing, first session

coloured pencil, charcoal

We learnt about weight and gesture lines in this workshop- which help the figure seem well balanced and cohesive.