3D Recycling Project: My visit to the Tate art gallery

Printing: Collographs

These are four collograph prints which I completed in class. To do this I drawn the outline of the Sefton park palm house. I then put double sided sticky tape over the top. I used the sticky tape to put string on my piece. When I completed this I varnished my work and left it to dry. When my piece eventually dried, I then went over it in ink and put it through the press print with an A3 piece of paper. These are my four completed pieces from the process used. For my first attempt at collograph I would say these pieces are fairly successful. All the ink has come out well and they are four clear pieces. However the pieces are not really at a top standard and I know I can produce much better pieces in the future, maybe by using different colours and different materials.

Printing: Intaglio printing second attempt

This is my second attempt doing intaglio printing. This time I used two colours which is very successful. My most successful piece is the one on the left. for this one I used red and blue ink. I like this piece because it is very eye catching and has printed very well. It is very velvety and there are no patches, therefore it is my most successful intaglio print. The other two pieces are not as successful as they are quite patchy and they haven't printed very well. I have enjoyed doing intaglio prints a lot and I will look to do much more in the future.

Printing: Intaglio Printing

These are 2 intaglio prints I completed in class, with the plate I used to complete the pieces. To do this I used a lino plate and carved in a line drawing of the stump of a palm tree. After this I used block ink to cover my plate, with a roller. When completely covered I then put the plate with a piece of paper through the printing press to get the two coloured pieces that can be seen in the photo. The red intaglio print is more successful than the maroon because it is less patchy and it looks more velvety. These pieces were my first attempt at intaglio printing and overall they are quite successful for a first attempt. In the future I know to experiment more and maybe add more colours to make the pieces look more professional and complete.

Printing: Sefton park palm house- My photos

These photos are evidence that I went to the Sefton park palm house. These photos have helped and influenced me to create pieces and the will also help me in the future to create more pieces of work for the project. With these photos I took examples and transferred them into my own work. I like the use of my own photos in the project as they prove that I have been through the effort to go and take the photos myself. These photos also show my photography skills, which shows I can do more than just paint, draw, and so on. Taking my own photos is very important in my project as I do not want to just copy off someone else's photos as it does not show I have skill in other areas, this being photography.