For the cover of creative review the print media selected is screen combined with a digital file, this combination will aim to produce the best outcome by using the specialised ink available for screen printing but with the accurate reproducing style of digital. Digital has allowed me to select artist work then directly apple their designs to the screen print via digital software, this was faster and more visually accurate to the style of the art its that drawing/reproducing the the image by hand would be then the fluorescent colour scheme can be added using screen print. Both these media will enhance the quality the final piece that produced as they have different yet influential benefits the the aesthetically finish of the outcome.
Layers Used
FIRST LAYER
SECOND LAYER
THIRD LAYER
FINAL PRINTS
One of the benefits of screen print is that once the screen have been created it easily and cheap to produce a large amount of print at once time, this process created 12 different copies of the cover for the same time it would have taken me to proceed 2, also when the screens and ink is set up its very cheap to produce a large amount of produces.
BENEFITS
cheap and fast to produce on a mass scale
suitable for mass production
each one is slightly different, more personal
people prefer screen print to digital files
uses specialised inks
no bleed/crisp print
accurate copy
can be applied to a wide range of materials
DISADVANTAGES
hard to produced any sort of shading/gradient effect
alinement of overlapping layers is hard to perfect
each colour needs a new layer
takes a long time
screen needs washing after every colour then left to dry
hard to create detail due to the exposure of the screens
hard to create text smaller than 12pt
ISSUES
Issues i found when producing this amount of prints was that some has a few mistakes with them, this is a issues that makes the final outcome more person but also means for the designer not as perfect as they would be digital. Most people including the audience of this magazine would prefer this handmade asethecial quality for the finial out come, people like to own screen print over digital files as its an item they can keep and look at rather than just use for practical reasons.
Issues -
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| the R/Text hasn't fully printed due to the ink not being pouch thought the screen correctly |
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| When the screen had emulsion on someone accidentally got water on the screen this produced wholes in the screens so the black ink can through in places it wasn't intented |
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| Too much ink was added to the screen then when it was pushed throughout the screen it created this effect , this blotted up and gave an uneven surface/print, someone people may see this texture as an advantage as the effect wasn't necessarily bad |
On the first print it was hard to eight the paper perfectly so that it matched up with the first layer, this was the illustration had overall ping part and lots of gaps in, it was very unclear if the whole picture was alined to the print as produced but i added for help and managed to change this for the final prints
Overall Review
Screen print have a genrallly more attractive outcome, this is achieve via the ink used and the durability, and use of these print. Digital files can use more animation ect in their apps for magazines but the audience has to have internet/access to the software to use these, where as once printed this covers can be enjoyed to anyone anywhere and will not fail to load or crash which an issues with digital media, therefore these final print are more reliably. Because of the way they are prodded by pushing ink into the surface the final print are also very durable, they will last year in the same format where as digital files might break or become unusable in few years as the software updates. Screen print is a way of producing digital files so that they can be physical used, physically kept for longer and enjoyed by everyone one more.
For these final outcomes the digital design process was made easier and faster by using digital media then the final prints were record in a screen printed manner which allow me to use a fluorescent ink unavailable on screen(this can't be seen in the photos look at final outcomes in file). The ink is used in a lot of the artist this cover is promoting works, this showcases the style of the artist more accurately as it reflect the processes as well as the final outcomes of their work linking with the style of creative review magazine covers. The print method will make the design stand out against the cover magazine cover which will use duller inks due to the specialised ink used ,the aim of a magazine cover is to grab attention of the audience quickly to attract them to read it, for this using a fluorescent ink will do as its abnormally brighter than the other digital printed ink used in other colours.
Screenprint takes a larger amount of time to produce the designs as every time a new colour/layer is added he screen needs to be washed and left to dry for 30 minutes, also setting up the screen for this takes a while but the final outcome produced allows be to hold the outcome and produced a large amount of the print fats and cheaply. Combining the digital and print production for this means that the outcome has the benefits of both, its suitable for the brief as it fits the style of art its needed to produce a cover for this selected magazine with the correct branding but also with a fluorescent durable inks that has a crispy clear cut with no bleed. Each cover that has individual mistakes over all showing personal feel as it reflect the way that this print has been produced by hand it therefore show that using both these techniques together enhance the design and production of the piece which can now be sold for a higher price due to its one off look.
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