Printing Processes

Relief printing is the process of cutting away at a surface in order to create an image from the raises area. This process began in hand printing and is very popular because materials are cheap and easy to get.

1. Tone block with an Indian ink wash or a wash of a black film
2. Transfer paper with the help of iron ioxide
3. Use wood cutting tools to cut image onto block
4. Roll ink over the block
5. Put on press and inl transfer to paper

Intaglio printing process is the process in which am image is carved below the flat surface of a printing plate.

1. Polish and clean plate
2. Etch the plate
3. Rinse plate for 15 minutes
4. Wipe and remove excess ink
5. Cover with damp paper
6. Run through press at high temperature

Lithography printing is the process of using oil and water.

1. Apply small amount of rosin om image for sketching
2. Apply gum arabic to the stone for the non-image area
3. Apply acidified gum arabic
4. Use cheesecloth to buff in easily
5. Wash drawing with lithotine and replace with asphalltum
6. Sponge surface and apply ink
7. Print on damp paper

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Bounce

Overview In this project we were to create 3 different animations. The first one was just a red ball jumping up and down, then the second was a ball bouncing across the canvas. Then last the last one could be whatever we wanted with a surprise emding. How to do it First we had to make a background for the project then make many copies of a ball and make it bounce. We used the command, option-drag key a lot to copy items. Once we copied the balls we had to move them around to make it look as if they were bouncing. Next we created the animation and we had to go frame by frame until thr animation was complete. Conclusin I think this project was very successful and fun to do. If I did it again I would pay more attention on frames and come up with a better surprise animation.

Semester 2- Graphic Design

This semester in graphic design has been filled with many fun and creative projects. One of my favorites was the vector project. While working in Adobe Illustrator we had to recreate a picture of us using the pen tool to create different shapes and colors. This project took about 2 weeks to complete. The first thing we had to do was find a picture, then vectorize it in Adobe Photoshop to see all the different color to create the finished project. This project was not that hard just very time consuming. At first I didn't know where to start on the but once I did it was pretty easy. My vector isn't very detailed like others but ended up still being good. My second favorite project, is the most recent, the name logo. I really liked this one because I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted. At first we had to sketch at least 30 different designs just to get us started. Then we chose our top 5 that we liked. After we traced all 5 into Adobe Illustrator it was now time fo...

Vector

For this project we had to choose a portrait of a family member, pet or our self and recreate it in Adobe Illustrator. After choosing the picture we wanted we had to put it in Adobe Photoshop first. We cropped the image and posterized it to whatever number you wanted. We had to posterize it to see the different highlights and shadows on our picture. The hardest part about this project was trying to differentiate all the shadows and highlights on the body. I only did the ones that seemed the most important to me. I decided to really simplify my vector down because tracing every different thing looked weird to me. I think my favorite part about my vector is the eyebrows, eyes and the raven on the front of the outfit. Those really turned out great. Overall I think this is one of my favorite projects so far in graphic design. After finishing this one I wanted to create another vector right away. Just watching it all come together was really co...

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