I did my first round of prints with the Dungeon Meshi block, which I started a couple weeks ago. I started by spooning, but I eventually got impatient and employed a heavy book to assist me. I'm not sure if that is printing sacrilege or not, but it wo… | By Nicola Veniamin on July 13, 2024 | I did my first round of prints with the Dungeon Meshi block, which I started a couple weeks ago. I started by spooning, but I eventually got impatient and employed a heavy book to assist me. I'm not sure if that is printing sacrilege or not, but it worked pretty well. I have been using newsprint as my paper. I must have better paper for the job somewhere, but I have no idea where it would be, so I didn't even bother looking. Luckily, my end goal for this print is t-shirts rather than paper. I would still like to make a good number of paper prints too, though, so I had better find some paper eventually. I wish I had left more texture in the negative space, because for once I actually appreciate what it's bringing to the table. I made too many decisive cuts before doing any test prints. You may also notice that I forgot how printing works and didn't reverse my text when I was carving it. I have come to terms with it; I think it may have been intentional. For my second set of prints, I decided to get rid of the rounded edges of the pot's shading, since I didn't think it matched the style of the rest of the design. I am not sure at this point what to do about the remaining background texture. I could get rid of it, or carve only some away in an effort to evenly distribute it. I'm not sure yet. I also decided to try using a rolling pin to assist my spooning efforts. I don't really know if this is something others do, but surely someone has thought of it before. I will say it worked very well—it kind of worked like a printing press. My next step is going to be finding some better paper and experimenting with gradients. | | | |
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