Dry Point
INSPIRATION
People come, people go. Get too attached, and you will end up in an endless cycle, a merry go round. Roses are often used in depressing scenes, emotional scenes of any kind, and are almost always used in death. Death damages people a lot, goodbyes in general do-whether death, betrayal, friction, or even distance is the cause-and that damage can put someone on that endless cycle. If it was someone that was relied on, then the damaged person still needs someone, and may end up looking for someone else. It creates that endless cycle of repetition.
At first, I was planning a direct meaning, and scrapped that to create something more like my ideals. And because of the repeating idea, I wanted to use Warhol as my inspiration, as he created a lot of repetitive works. I ended up not doing very well at repetition, and created roses in a cycle. I was going to turn the roses into a Pop Art design.
I wanted to use Warhol not only because of the repetition, but also because of how brightly colored some of his works are, and I like those colors. The colors are for some reason very calming. For the most part, the colors are soft, which was also a variation throughout the piece. He has artworks that repeat with variation, in Campelle's Soup Cans, all of the soup cans are different kinds of soup. Warhol does not repeat exactly, but for the most part, each part of his works are repetitive. All portions have identical shapes, Marilyn has the same figure, but they're all different colors. Campbelle's Soup Cans is the same can, same size, but different kinds of soup.
At first, I was planning a direct meaning, and scrapped that to create something more like my ideals. And because of the repeating idea, I wanted to use Warhol as my inspiration, as he created a lot of repetitive works. I ended up not doing very well at repetition, and created roses in a cycle. I was going to turn the roses into a Pop Art design.
I wanted to use Warhol not only because of the repetition, but also because of how brightly colored some of his works are, and I like those colors. The colors are for some reason very calming. For the most part, the colors are soft, which was also a variation throughout the piece. He has artworks that repeat with variation, in Campelle's Soup Cans, all of the soup cans are different kinds of soup. Warhol does not repeat exactly, but for the most part, each part of his works are repetitive. All portions have identical shapes, Marilyn has the same figure, but they're all different colors. Campbelle's Soup Cans is the same can, same size, but different kinds of soup.
RESEARCH
"Andy Warhol Pop Art Prince – King of People's Perceptions." The Culture Concept Circle. CAROLYN MCDOWALL, 01 Feb. 2014. Web. 08 Nov. 2016.
I did some basic research on Andy Warhol. I had found out that he was a painter, print maker, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer and sometimes an author.
"Andy Warhol understood reality, symbolism and about how art can have a motivating and inspirational effect. He understood our needs perhaps better than we do ourselves." -Carolyn McDowall
Andy Warhol had such an interesting style and perception, I like his style. It is colorful, appealing, and definitely different from other artists.
"Andy Warhol understood reality, symbolism and about how art can have a motivating and inspirational effect. He understood our needs perhaps better than we do ourselves." -Carolyn McDowall
Andy Warhol had such an interesting style and perception, I like his style. It is colorful, appealing, and definitely different from other artists.
EXPERIMENTAION
When making my first print, I asked for assistance. At the end of the process, when the plate came out, the ink was not on it for some reason. I removed the plate to try again. It turns out I had put he plate in upside down, and the print came out on the surrounding paper rather than the print paper. The other prints also never came out right. Lots of times, there was little ink.
I started editing the plate. I cut the lines deeper, and started turning the lines at the bottom of each flower to a shadow instead of the veins. Edits are still currently being made. This is not final.
I started editing the plate. I cut the lines deeper, and started turning the lines at the bottom of each flower to a shadow instead of the veins. Edits are still currently being made. This is not final.
PLANNING
I had many ideas before scrapping the first 3, and changing the visuals. I like using flowers and thorns, music and knives, glass and fire, blood and chains, scars and bruises. Ideas that I actually use in personal drawings. Because of my life, I use those symbols, rarely used more than just small hints. A fallen angel drawing in water made from glass, chained and bruised, dead eyes, staring at a shattered rose fallen to the surface of the water. That is the only kind of drawing where those symbols are used so prominently. However, I like to use them a lot, and wanted to use them here.
There were many ideas I had, and ended up scrapping most of them. I tried to repeat the leaves in the background, and it just wasn't working, so I scrapped it and started over.
There were many ideas I had, and ended up scrapping most of them. I tried to repeat the leaves in the background, and it just wasn't working, so I scrapped it and started over.
PROCESS
After the design was final, I tapped the plate over the sketch, and used a carving tool to etch the design into the plate. At night, I stuck the plate to the window (the condensation actually held it in place like an adhesive would) to see the lines a bit better.
When the plate was done, I gathered the ink, paper to work on, and the printing paper.
I soaked the printing paper in water for about 10 minutes. As it soaked, I covered the plate in ink, and used small sheets of paper to wipe off the ink, leaving the ink in the carved area behind.
After that, I took a long sheet of paper and placed it in the ink roller, opened in order to wrap the printing paper inside of it. I took the printing paper, placed it on the paper on the roller. Then I placed the plate on the printing paper, inked side on the paper. I then folded the large sheet of paper over, sandwiching the plate and printing paper, and rolled everything. After rolling the print, I removed the plate and printed paper, and cleaned up.
When the plate was done, I gathered the ink, paper to work on, and the printing paper.
I soaked the printing paper in water for about 10 minutes. As it soaked, I covered the plate in ink, and used small sheets of paper to wipe off the ink, leaving the ink in the carved area behind.
After that, I took a long sheet of paper and placed it in the ink roller, opened in order to wrap the printing paper inside of it. I took the printing paper, placed it on the paper on the roller. Then I placed the plate on the printing paper, inked side on the paper. I then folded the large sheet of paper over, sandwiching the plate and printing paper, and rolled everything. After rolling the print, I removed the plate and printed paper, and cleaned up.