Quick vid of printing

[James flames]

Just a quick blip of some of what I printed yesterday - the fourth color on a new print.



I love how the paper is nice and sturdy when I lay it down, then it's like a wet rag after the pull, as I'm taking it away. It dried quick, but it felt so fragile at first.

Also, for anyone curious, I used a 3-to-1 mixture of TW and Speedball blacks. When it dried, there was absolutely no scuffing on the blacks, thanks to the TW. And I've begun to really like the more loose consistency of the TW ink. As was advised here on GP, I made sure to spray the screen with some S-034 solution (I guess it's just like 409 spray) before starting, so that the ink doesn't lock in. And I also made sure not to waste any time. Been using this for the past couple weeks and really like it.

[ben swift]

dope

[vastagh]

man, you pull that squeegee like you're mad at it!

nice set up and illustration.

[strawberryluna]

heh, andy!

looks rad dude. nice choice of tunes too

i'd like to give a TW & Speedball mix a go now that i have my very own space where shit won't get fucked up all the time.

[vastagh]

I like the hi-gloss waterbased indoor / outdoor housepaint mixed 50-50 w/ speedball. sometimes more paint if i can get away with it in the shop temp...

[slidingpast]

that's awesome.

but that vac is hella loud in there.

[James flames]

Thanks everyone!

Andy - Yeah, like a ball player, I realized it's a good idea to watch tape of myself pulling - I do get a little fierce with it. But I think it looks worse than it actually is. From the last vid I made, I realized my table was angled too much, and I wasn't getting a smooth motion - so I adjusted the angle to almost flat, and it's so much better. Using some house paint is my next experiment.

Allison - Art Blakey on Sunday is kinda necessary no? If you're looking to get rid of scuffing, I would highly recommend the TW mix. But I gotta say, I still prefer the final appearance of straight Speedball. So velvety, and 'deep' i guess. Fair warning, that TW stinks to high heaven.

Sliding - That vac noise totally kills the music vibe, but there's no need to be quiet where I am, so I never built a baffle or anything to kill the noise. Oh well - another project for the future.

[Streeter]

Print looks great!

I usually just leave my vac on while printing, rather than turning it off and on for each pull.

[El Roacho]

that illo is killo! get it!?

[James flames]

Pretty psyched - my three new art prints are finally all done (one of them is the one in the above video). Check em out. The third one is 9 colors!



They're available in the classifieds here: Gigposters - Classifieds