risograph workshop 07.12.2020; Using two layers to create a finished print - 2D combined with digital medium.
Oil based inks to create each layer - one in red, scanned in, the other in yellow, scanned in. After the scanning process we produced two proofs before printing onto the special risograph paper which is oil absorbent. The printed images have a slight glossy sheen to them.
In preparation, I used two sheets of A3 tracing paper to make each layer; One to be printed in red, the other in yellow. The burnt tin can from earlier in the project was the primary research I was working from here. Choosing the darker elements from the image I was working from to be in red. Although, (bottom right) the inverted colours made a varied texture print too. Using pencil and a fine illustrator pen I was able to recreate the scratchy marks inside the tin. Using a washed down Indian ink as the rest of the tin. I also used graphite pen, oil pastels to create the writing, a thick permanent marker and string to experiment with texture.
Using risograph again I would choose an image more suitable to the process. An image with more defined, graphic outlines from which I could distinguish the tones better. This kind of print is more suited to images with an illustrative quality. With spending more time with the image I chose here, I could have maybe broken it down better into a two coloured image.