Showing posts with label black. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Practicing a purled ladder stitch illustration
Definitely takes a while to finish and I'm just drawing it!! I'm trying to focus on a consistent feel throughout the pattern. May use this on a tee.
Wash Test: Sharpie Versus Dick Blick Block Print Paint
I really enjoy working with sharpie's brush tip markers. They are perfect for writing + drawing on shifting t-shirts material. The only setback is they don't have that immediate painted look that is quite attractive and seen with inks for linocut or block print. This thicker painted look takes several layers of ink. I grabbed dick blick's block print inks and made a tshirt. I also grabbed one of my sharpie brush tip drawn tees and threw them both in the wash. I've done 2 washes so far and the results were a bit surprising to me.
I'm not sure if I was supposed to add an additional varnish or protective layer to the blick paints but they flew right off. My washing machine was not tinted red and yellow, in case you were wondering.
It seems like the sharpie fabric inks stayed put! After doing this little test, I realize that writing "wash 1" or whatever wash I was on after each wash would help me organize my results.
Other washing info:
- T-shirts were washed and dried before any fabric ink or paint was applied.
- After the t-shirt was drawn on or painted, it was flipped inside out and washed with cold water with Method pump detergent.
Only dye bleed was from the Hanes logo tag (go figure) and I cut those tags after the first wash. I have a few more hanes tees left, but I've purchased white Gildan t-shirts, and hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton tees + bags from ONNO for prime time which is a craft fair in October and the Winter 2012 Bizarre Bazaar (if I get in) in December.
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| Before washing: Sharpie Fabric Pen on the left, Dick Blick Block Print Ink on the right |
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| After the 1st wash |
I'm not sure if I was supposed to add an additional varnish or protective layer to the blick paints but they flew right off. My washing machine was not tinted red and yellow, in case you were wondering.
It seems like the sharpie fabric inks stayed put! After doing this little test, I realize that writing "wash 1" or whatever wash I was on after each wash would help me organize my results.
Other washing info:
- T-shirts were washed and dried before any fabric ink or paint was applied.
- After the t-shirt was drawn on or painted, it was flipped inside out and washed with cold water with Method pump detergent.
Only dye bleed was from the Hanes logo tag (go figure) and I cut those tags after the first wash. I have a few more hanes tees left, but I've purchased white Gildan t-shirts, and hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton tees + bags from ONNO for prime time which is a craft fair in October and the Winter 2012 Bizarre Bazaar (if I get in) in December.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Watercolors
I've goofed around with watercolors over the past year and I've done a couple sessions with my son. This weekend, I decided to make these after remembering Saturday's seafood lunch.
I originally made 2 and showed them to my wife. She remarked on the traits she liked best and I used that to do a few versions. Laying down colors, smearing them together, then returning to add finishing touches was a fun process! After screwing up a couple pieces while making the dots, I learned to release most of the paint on a nearby cardboard surface. All dots afterwards came consistently and only required a dab from the tip of the brush.
The experience was quite pleasing and has me curious about how others before me have approached the same medium.
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| https://www.etsy.com/listing/107297934/crab-claw-no-2-watercolor-7-x-10 |
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| https://www.etsy.com/listing/107297828/crab-claw-no-1-watercolor-7-x-10 |
I originally made 2 and showed them to my wife. She remarked on the traits she liked best and I used that to do a few versions. Laying down colors, smearing them together, then returning to add finishing touches was a fun process! After screwing up a couple pieces while making the dots, I learned to release most of the paint on a nearby cardboard surface. All dots afterwards came consistently and only required a dab from the tip of the brush.
The experience was quite pleasing and has me curious about how others before me have approached the same medium.
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