Tuesday workshops
BA(Hons) Graphic design THD1433-1617 Tuesday workshops Agne Baksyte
Printing techniques You are required to produce two graphic images, one as a typographic response and the other as an image response. Response one requires that you utilise the following text only; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Response two requires that you produce an image that represents Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Both responses have to demonstrate a transition from one to the other both in a single piece. Demonstrate as many uses of materials and facilities as possible but mainly experiment and utilise the appropriate facilities and materials to achieve the transitions that you are trying to achieve. You are not restricted on how many you produce. These responses are part of your research and development portfolios, you are required to hand these in as part of your submission for your research and development module. This allows you to continue working on them for the entire duration of your final academic year.
To represent Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde I created this toofaced character.
Dye-sublimation printing
I was working in group with Sam Bancroft and Sohail Aftab. We wanted to try printing on material, so we used dye-sublimation printer for it. To reach final result, we also had to put print to the heat press. I tried printing double side on the same material, so you can see both sides. Dye-sublimation printing is good way to get quick prints on material, metal, however it can damage some natural materials like silk. The best result you can get on polyester, which I used for my test.
Designed by Sam
Designed by Sohail
Dye-sublimation printing on metal
Design by Sam
Screen printing Method in which ink is applied directly to the surface to be printed (substrate). The image to be printed is photographically transferred to a very fine fabric (the screen) such that the non-printing areas are blocked off and the fabric serves as a stencil. The ink is wiped across the screen to pass through the unblocked pores and reach the substrate. For each color to be printed a separate screen is prepared and the process is repeated. It is more suitable for curved shapes (such as bottles and cups), non-porous surfaces (such as ceramics and metals), and short print runs. Also called serigraphy. I really enjoyed doing screen printing. I mixed colours by myself and experimented a lot. I think screen printing would be useful for making T-shirts or business cards for my project.
Design by Sam
My experi mentation
UV printer UV printing is a form of digital printing that uses ultra-violet lights to dry or cure ink as it is printed. As the printer distributes ink on the surface of a material (called a "substrate"), specially designed UV lights follow close behind, curing - or drying - the ink instantly. For UV prints Brent showed us how to set our files. UV printer has loads of posibilities. I can print loads of different layers on top of each other. Also you can print not just on paper, but also on objects like a lighter. It was new experience to me and I was very happy to try it. On the right you can see my result, where Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde are in one character.
Taking pictures in photo studio
Processing introduction with James Dyer James Dyer introduced us to processing. He showed from basics how to draw rectangle, circle, line and etc with codes. Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts. Since 2001, Processing has promoted software literacy within the visual arts and visual literacy within technology. There are tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who use Processing for learning and prototyping.
Experimenting with geometry
I enjoyed Jame’s sessions a lot. It was very easy to learn basics of coding, because he explained it very clearly. Later on I started looking more tutorials about processing and started creating sketches by myself. The one on the right is basic one, where circle is flowing. Further on in the next page you will see more interesting one.
Renders
Spencer’s workshop