Craft Works - Let's Get Creative!
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It's been a while since anything has been posted on this thread, so thought I'd (hopefully!) get it going again. I was originally trained as an illustrator back at art college a long time ago, but in my spare time recently, I have started producing Limited Screen Prints.
Mixing 'icons' (but not the traditional photos that are usually seen everywhere on Pinterest!) with a strong colour and a 'finish' - this being either a gold or diamond dust etc - but experimenting at the moment with different media.
Got my first print out this year - 'Wonderful' = a x3 colour screenprint of Marilyn Monroe, handfinished with a quote and with gold screenprinting and now onto my second - unnamed as yet, but the subject is Debbie Harry and there will be Diamond Dust finishing on her, but not added yet. And also working on third one with Nina Simone and Gold Leaf (a lot harder to add than I originally thought!)
A few pics below of the them so far. Anyone else out there experienting with screenprinting or interesting mixed media? I am always looking for new/differernt techniques that I can take into the prints.
'Wonderful'
Next one up (minus Diamond Dust)…
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Cool screenprints. It's pure coincidence that you posted about screenprinted posters but i've really been getting into them for a couple months now and I like a lot of what's out there. I'm into the usual stuff like band posters and pop culture but i'm a HUGE fan of movie posters and the like. It's just another thing to geek out on that could easily break the bank. Do I get the regular print, the variant, or both?
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@gaseousclay cheers, I know there is a lot of quality prints out there. And a lot of 'variants' to the releases, then even Artists Proofs!
I have a few prints from artists like Eelus and Pure Evil that I have had for years, and even (and I say this quietly because of embarrasment) had the chance to buy a Banksy 10-15 years ago, before he was so famous, but thought £100 was a bit too much!!!
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No need to be embarrassed about a Banksy. Back in the early 00's when I was heavily into graf art I used to own a Kaws signed/numbered edition screenprint that I eventually sold a few years later for a nice sum. At the time I almost bought a Delta screenprint but Kaws won out because he had broader appeal. I'm not really into Kaws these days but still appreciate Delta's style. Wish I owned a Banksy too.
But yes, there are so many talented illustrators out there doing their thing which is pretty cool. Makes me wonder though how a lot of them can afford to license properties. I don't know too much about it but from what I've read licensee's would have to pay whoever a substantial upfront sum of money on top of paying royalties. Then there are likely time limits, territorial restraints, etc. It really does my head in just thinking about how complicated it must be.
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Iht-2011 Sax Indigo dipped by Isaac at Pigeon Tree and ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes
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Very nice!
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Iht-1610 ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes
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Dang, never thought of tie dying a heathered fabric. I was thinking of what I would do with an IHT-1600 in white since it would inevitably have something stain it and had always thought an indigo dip a la @jdl1279 but a tie dye would be another option.
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Dang, never thought of tie dying a heathered fabric. I was thinking of what I would do with an IHT-1600 in white since it would inevitably have something stain it and had always thought an indigo dip a la @jdl1279 but a tie dye would be another option.
You'd best believe I'm eyeing white 1610s after this. If anything the success with my 1600 and Adam's finished Ts here have only emboldened me to attempt a one up on the man [emoji38]
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It's only natural @jdl1279 I'm wishing I had white 1610's! Go with gusto!
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@mclaincausey @jdl1279 The first tee I posted was a iht-2011 Sax that I bought from @Seul and had Indigo dipped by Isaac at pigeon tree and then ice dyed by my friend Lotus! So many possibilities…
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Ihpt-02 Navy bleached and then ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes
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Damn! That's great!
My favorite tie dyes that I have are from a fella named Tie Dye Paul who used to do lots of cool stuff out in Colorado, including giant tapestries that local venues would hang behind the stage and which would really come to life with colored stage lights on them. I've lost so much weight that they look ridiculous on me now (psychedelic flying squirrel or hippie MuMu), and so I just have them set aside. He and his wife did a sewn technique from somewhere in Africa that gave them a very distinct detailed look–distinctive enough to where I picked one out in a crowd at Jazz Fest in New Orleans and approached the person wearing it and exchanged some stories about Tie Dye Paul.
He stopped making them and went commission-only mainly doing large pieces, then as far as I can tell he disappeared. I'd love to commission a shirt or two that fits, but since I can't I may as well make my own
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Red Ihpt-02 ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes This one is hard to capture, still working on a full shot…
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What is "ice dyeing"?
It is a process where, once the tee is ready to accept dye, it is folded/tied/scrunched and then placed under a layer of ice cubes on top of which powdered dye is sprinkled on in an artistic fashion. As the ice melts, the dye mixes and flows in natural and magical ways. I've had six IH shirts ice dyed thus far and each one is unique, even if the same dyes are used.
As opposed to tie dyeing, where liquid dyes are used and it is a much quicker process from start to finish.
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@adam313 I'm happy 2 see your images
favorite tee is the Ihpt-02 Navy bleached and then ice dyed aka the milkyway
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Ihpt-02 Royal Blue ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes
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@adam313 I'm happy 2 see your images
favorite tee is the Ihpt-02 Navy bleached and then ice dyed aka the milkyway
I'm happy to be resurrected again 2! Thanks for looking @madmonday This has been a thrill to see the various results on the different weight IH fabrics. The iht-2011 crease nicely, the ihpt-02 can take a lot of dye and get real saturated, the TW tee and the 1610 are so soft they don't get sharp creases and so it creates a softer dye pattern. I'm with you tho, the bleached tee was a serendipitous success and I think it will look better as the navy starts to lighten a shade or to. Then you might be able to see the magenta lurking beneath the surface.
