So because I wasn't posting for a LONG time, I decided to catch you guys up on some of the things that I actually did throughout the year. I didn't do a crazy amount but I figured that maybe someone would want to see what I did. Maybe? I don't know! Either way, I decided that on Thursdays I will do a throwback and show you a piece of work that I did last year. I will end up doing this up until I have nothing to show.
So lets get this party started.
So I was in a print media class last year, and print is not my thing. The only reason that I was taking it was that it was mandatory for my program and since I didn't take a print studio class in VCA, I didn't have a transfer credit to get out of it. I guess it wasn't too crazy bad. That's how I made some of my good university friends.
Yay friends!
Anyways, this was like one of the last assignments of the class. We just finished playing around with hard ground etching and then we got introduced to this assignment. The goal was to make a print that was emulating some form of light (or something like that..I honestly can't remember anymore). After that the printmaking teacher Nancy (who was seriously awesome) taught us how to use soft ground and aquatint.
So what I did was I used an old shutter speed photo of mine and used it as my reference point.
And pretty much what I did was just made the image vertical. Pretty simple. All I tried to do was make similar lines and movements to what I saw in the photo. I did at least two layers of soft ground (with some some liquid hard ground blocking out the lines) that sat for at least 15-30 mins in the acid bath. Then I did a layer of aquatint overtop and then sanded around the lines to attempt to give it a hazy sort of effect.
I am really proud of how this print turned out. It had to be hands down my favourite print that I did that whole semester. Print wasn't really my area of speciality but I found out after that assignment that I really enjoyed doing copper etching. It was so fun, and afterwards for my final project I did another copper etching (that is lost forever..sad life) that was inspired by the Castle in the Sky movie. Love Studio Ghibli. I think I still have the concept drawing for it somewhere so I believe that I will put it up sometime soon.
And that's it!
This is your first of many throwbacks with me! Woo! So expect to see posts like these where I show you my old art on Thursdays. Yay Thursdays!
So yeah, I'm off to relax with my tea and tumblr.
See you all soon!
-Cagsyy
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