Print Processes: EXPERIMENTS

These photographs I have taken show most of my experiments, however I did produce more experimenting with paper and using engraving. I really enjoyed experimenting with different materials and finding new interesting outcomes in which I could use for my final piece ideas. I found throughout this experiment process that some materials worked better and more effectively then others, I did experiment on a dark thicker piece of paper and tried to engrave and cut through on the same piece, unfortunately because I set the material to normal paper [when I should have adjusted the thickness of the paper] it didn't engrave as hoped and where it had tried to cut through an engraved effect was shown. With materials such as mount board and plywood I made sure I had materials that were 3mm or under, [I measured this with a ruler], if I had materials that were over this width it would cause the material to burn, leaving a dark burnt edge around the image I had cut. I ensured that the setting was also changed so that it was set for material that was 3mm in height. It was extremely interesting watching your image be cut out onto an empty piece of material and I loved how the final outcomes look, as well as my experiments. I liked my image when carved out of the material and where you can see the image on the material itself. I could use the material with the cut out image for stencil work, I could use this stencil to paint on sketchbook covers, or walls. There are endless options which I could encounter.