Screenprinting

For me the first day in print room was about experimenting with colour and texture, trying to get used to the technique of printing and seeing how my designs looked on fabric and in colour.

I like the patchy feel of the brown shape below, contrasted with the smooth bold look of the other nearby shapes. In the left hand arrangement I tried to not just create a simple repeat pattern by overlapping some shapes and having each set at different angles, but after discussion with Sally this clearly has not gone far enough; each shape could be in a different direction, different colours, and the overall feel of it less ordered.

In the left hand test piece, the layering of the green and brown circles works well, as it creates a sense of space, and the illusion that the green circles are far behind the brown ones. The outlined brown circles on the right are the most interesting to me, as they show different textures in one circle. For the moment though, Sally advises to stick to bold images and concentrate on colour and placement rather than texture, as it is easier to replicate solid colour and it helps to make these samples feel more vibrant. To make my pieces interesting I agree that I need to focus on placement and feel more, and since my initial image has a striking, bold quality, block colour is highly appropriate here.