Visualisation: Techniques & Evaluation

Well we had a lot going on today; did loads of new techniques!

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The outcome for today was to compose a mixed media collage; however before we started, we were shown possible techniques to include: mono-printing, and emulsion photo transfers. 

You've seen it all before; mono prints on my blog. This was like a reminder exercise.

The image shown here is my own sketch of the front of Chesterfield Cathedral, I think this turned out very well considering I haven't done printing in a good few months!

Yes, I could have maybe put more pressure onto the left side but in a way the faded effect adds mood to the print.

Okay, print number two! I'm actually really pleased with this one. It was done from a photograph of some Tudor style buildings in Chesterfield. 

Although the lines aren't very defined, it is still visible to show what it is, but gives an old, weathered quality as well as maybe some ghostly atmosphere. 

With this one, I went over every line with a pencil but did it scruffily so this added to the effect.

Moving on to the photo transfer... Don't know how to do it? Well...

1) Roll out a layer of emulsion paint

2) Place your image FACE DOWN into it and smooth out ALL bubbles on the back

3) Peel off carefully

4) Transfer to a material of your choice and repeat stage 2

5) Wait a couple of hours, and gently rub off emulsion with a damp cloth 

This is my emulsion transfer of Chesterfield Cathedral. It turned out well since only small parts of the image were completely taken off. I decided to leave the remaining smears of emulsion on the image because the grainy effect gives the impression that the photo is very old. I'm quite liking the spooky atmosphere this brings as well! 

So, on to the collage. I don't have the photos of the processes any more, but I will upload the final outcome and you can spot for yourself where things are!

1) I printed off a colour and black and white photocopy of a photograph of the side of the    Cathedral. I chose this because it has an interesting angle. 

2) I combined the two images by cutting out some parts in colour and placing it over the same place on the black and white version to create contrasts.

3) I created a photo transfer of extended lines, which was very faint so I went over it in charcoal so it stood out.

4) I referenced Lyonel Feininger's work to create atmosphere by step 3 and by layering tissue paper in a rough fashion in the sky and on the bricks to add more texture and impact.

5) I added charcoal to the stone tissue paper to bring out the detail, and did the same thing with the sky but added watercolour as well. I did this in a patchy way so mood was created.

6) I made a mono print consisting of two layered images of the Cathedral and placed it in a seemingly random place, but I was trying to add Cubism like Feininger. 

Here we are! I quite like the composition but it adds more mood and effect in black and white:

I began to add colour back into this using watercolours. I chose purple and brown because they represent stone, but they're also quite moody colours. 

Watch out, next week we're using bleach in these collages!