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Fuck man. Fuck fuck fuck. I have been trying for ages to perfect my Bazooka print process. I have overcome every single obstacle but one... I make relief plates out of chemical wax which means the ink has to be waterbased otherwise the whole thing gams up and collapses. try as I might I simply cannot find a good thick mix for darker pigments. Light, warm, neutral putty tones go down perfectly but as soon as I venture into anything more vivid (necessary for contrast) the ink draws up into globules on the wax and the result is a fucking disaster.
A few shots below. My last hope is to add some kind of powder to the darker tones (I mix the inks myself) but frankly this is getting WAY too long winded now considering I'm merely trying to make something that has a better heritage than shitty 'giclées'.
I'm rapidly coming round to the idea of just doing 'giclées' and fucking craftsmanship right off.
http://www.studiospooky.tv/2008P…
^ Image is just a sketchbook doodle I've been testing with.
- how the hell do you cut the letters and stuff out??********
- I make wax plates. Where you cut lino, I press wax down below print level.********
- oh wow i remember that technique from school... nice work!!!blog
- its a nice poster... sorry about the shitty processmegE
- excellent account of progress. really interesting7point34
- Good Lord that looks like a lot of (good) work.********
- how the hell do you cut the letters and stuff out??