Prints! Prints! Prints!
What did you do?
I created an image using the basics like a pencil, then eventually printed the image onto a Soft Carvable Block, then using Modge Podge I stuck the image onto the block and rolled it back and fourth with a brayer to make sure it wouldn't come off. I then let it set overnight. After that I used carving tools to carve out areas and carved within the crevice of each of the different lines. I made sure the holes were deep enough for nothing such as ink to get in the deep parts of the block. Once I was satisfied with my results I decided to grab some ink and press the ink on the soft block using Plexi glass to support it and using a brayer covered it in ink and spread it onto the piece soft block. After that I was simply just taking the ink covered block and pressing it into the piece of computer. I then did that a few more times until I perfected it into my final piece. Those were the steps of printmaking. Symbolism comes into the project when we trying to figure out what's going on in the picture. What is printmaking? Printmaking, mean your printing multiple images or the same image on different pieces of papers. It can be used as many different terms but in art its just making multiple copies that are slightly different from each other. I then decided on a Relief Print and used that to turn in for a grade. Their were multiple types of prints that she wanted us to make although from design problems I didn't have time to finish all of them. |
Artist Statement
The Title of The Art Piece was Highlands "By Colin Vail", the reason I named it this was because of its mountain looking theme and a large sky.
Subject Matter
This print represents a nice day outside with Mountains, clouds.
Symbolism
Throughout the image a mix of soft corners and then another half sharper corners to create a nice mix of both. The image reminds me the most of where I live and the environment around me. The imagery I chose was Mountains with a giant sky above it. The colors in the Picture were Yellow, Orange, (a gold color) and, Red, To represent a sunset look in the image. This represents the print because of the let's say view you would see up in the mountains would look the nicest with a sunset look, sunset colors being gold, red, etc.
Design Process
I chose this composition in order to have nice matching colors and for the shapes to be an even amount of sharp and soft surfaces and the composition. A choice I made was what I should actually carve out and what I should keep on the surface, for example, I had trees once in the image but they eventually got carved away from a design flaw. I created the composition by making different layers of lines when carving also the colors were a good part. A technique I used was I made lines in the skies that weren't exactly even therefor it would give this cool cloudy sky design.
Spanish Personification
Spanish
Tus montañas esperan hasta hoy. Hoy es tu día, tus montañas están esperando, tu objetivo es llegar a la cima. Después de llegar a la cima de la puesta del sol está esperando. Tu próximo gol, con cada amanecer empieza un nuevo. Las puestas de los atardeceres dicen que las cosas buenas pasan en buenas despedidas. A veces tienes que decir adiós a ayer y saludar a hoy.
English
Your Mountains sit there waiting, until Today. Today is your Day, Your Mountains are waiting, Your goal is to reach the Top. After you reach the top the sunset lies there waiting. Your next goal, with each sunrise, starts a new. Sunsets say that good things happen in goodbyes. Sometimes you gotta say goodbye to yesterday and say hello to Today.
Subject Matter
This print represents a nice day outside with Mountains, clouds.
Symbolism
Throughout the image a mix of soft corners and then another half sharper corners to create a nice mix of both. The image reminds me the most of where I live and the environment around me. The imagery I chose was Mountains with a giant sky above it. The colors in the Picture were Yellow, Orange, (a gold color) and, Red, To represent a sunset look in the image. This represents the print because of the let's say view you would see up in the mountains would look the nicest with a sunset look, sunset colors being gold, red, etc.
Design Process
I chose this composition in order to have nice matching colors and for the shapes to be an even amount of sharp and soft surfaces and the composition. A choice I made was what I should actually carve out and what I should keep on the surface, for example, I had trees once in the image but they eventually got carved away from a design flaw. I created the composition by making different layers of lines when carving also the colors were a good part. A technique I used was I made lines in the skies that weren't exactly even therefor it would give this cool cloudy sky design.
Spanish Personification
Spanish
Tus montañas esperan hasta hoy. Hoy es tu día, tus montañas están esperando, tu objetivo es llegar a la cima. Después de llegar a la cima de la puesta del sol está esperando. Tu próximo gol, con cada amanecer empieza un nuevo. Las puestas de los atardeceres dicen que las cosas buenas pasan en buenas despedidas. A veces tienes que decir adiós a ayer y saludar a hoy.
English
Your Mountains sit there waiting, until Today. Today is your Day, Your Mountains are waiting, Your goal is to reach the Top. After you reach the top the sunset lies there waiting. Your next goal, with each sunrise, starts a new. Sunsets say that good things happen in goodbyes. Sometimes you gotta say goodbye to yesterday and say hello to Today.