E Solberg by Eden Solberg

E Solberg by Eden Solberg https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs 6th Hour Printmaking II en-us 2018-01-29 19:05:59 UTC 2023-03-29 04:38:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Oia Oil Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225821165 2018-01-29 19:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225821165 Oia Watercolor Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225821232 2018-01-29 19:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225821232 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225822691 2018-01-29 19:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225822691 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225822713 2018-01-29 19:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/225822713 Oia Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280545 2018-01-30 19:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280545 Oia Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280624 2018-01-30 19:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280624 Oia Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280628 2018-01-30 19:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226280628 Oia Monoprint Notes esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226282468 What I Did Well: Once I started to use a loose stroke and not feel the need to be as detailed, my pieces became better. I liked the green that I added to the mountain scape more than the would-be buildings. I also like how when I added more water to the green it blended into the brown. At first I did not like this, but I like how the print turned out more natural looking.
What I Need to Change: I need to remember to add water. I did not use enough water when I used the oil paint, so the print appears blotchy and rough. On the other hand, I do not think I used enough paint, for there are many blank spaces. Also, I had thought that the while space between the cliff face and the sky would look like buildings. After replacing the blank space with green, I think it looks much better and more organic looking.]]> 2018-01-30 19:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226282468 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226283208 2018-01-30 19:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226283208 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226283338 2018-01-30 19:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226283338 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285466 2018-01-30 19:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285466 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285554 2018-01-30 19:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285554 Hey, There! Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285679 2018-01-30 19:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226285679 Hey, There! Monoprint Notes esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226287978 What I did Well: I really liked making this print. I like the contrasting colors I used, and I liked that the prints came out bubbly and textured. Also, I like that the print looks light and fun, but has the format of something that was planned out (to some extent). While working on these prints, I was able to change my water to paint ratio. By using slightly runny water color, and drawing on with a thin line, I got the desired effect (i.e. the first and sixth cards shown). Also, I learned that I like to use the water color paints more.
What I Need to Change: While making these prints, I was able to toy with and alter my paint to water ratio. I still need to improve this, but I was able to figure out a ratio that worked. Also, I need to change how much paint I use at one time. In the future, I will use less paint on the plastic sheet. The more watery paint I used, the more my letters spread out on the press (i.e. prints two and three).]]> 2018-01-30 19:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226287978 Greek Bird Ghost Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226288396 2018-01-30 19:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226288396 Greek Bird Monoprint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226288423 2018-01-30 19:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226288423 Greek Bird Notes esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226289013 What I Did Well: I think that I traced the image well. I think the bird on the wire turned out nicely.
What I Need to Change: I only did this print twice; the second being a ghost print. Neither one turned out like how I expected it to. In the original monoprint, I used too much paint and not enough water. Had I done this print again, I would have taken out my initials (I assumed they would have blended in more), taken out the rocky horizon, and made the whole background a more organic looking sky.]]> 2018-01-30 19:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/226289013 Encroaching on Nature esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232422516 Edited MonoPrint]]> 2018-02-16 17:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232422516 Stained Settingt esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232422880 Edited MonoPrint]]> 2018-02-16 17:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232422880 Upside Down & Backwards esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232423117 Edited Monoprint]]> 2018-02-16 17:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232423117 Wlelcome to the Jungle esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232423256 Edited MonoPrint]]> 2018-02-16 17:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232423256 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232424919 2018-02-16 17:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232424919 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232424977 2018-02-16 17:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232424977 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425856 2018-02-16 17:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425856 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425918 2018-02-16 17:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425918 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425937 2018-02-16 17:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232425937 MonoPrint With and Without Edits— Notes esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232427215 How much ink to use: Less is more. It should seem like there is not enough ink on your bench press. The coating on the brayer should be very thin, just thick enough to roll, but not so you are just pushing the ink around. When touched, the ink layer should feel similar to the back of a sticker: a tad sticky, but not gooey. I think I did a good job of using the correct amount of ink. Sometimes I did not use enough ink and my print ended up looking bare (Print #). On the other hand, sometimes when mixing colors, I went overboard and I had too much chatter around my lines (Print #). In general, I got the desired amount of chatter. Some splotches, but the main print was still visible. I liked how when I pressed my finger onto the paper, I would get spots of soft chatter (I did this around the plants in Print #). In the future I need to pick a more challenging print. After a few practice tries (Prints #-#), I was able to print the signs well.

I liked the challenge of doing the lines of the reclining man (whose face I accidently covered with a palm tree), the shopping cart, and the place setting. I also liked the challenge of printing on abnormal paper. I found it very difficult to print on my shaving cream designed paper. I either did not use enough paint or I did not press hard enough, but either way the animals hardly showed up. Again, I realized that I like the challenge of using lettering. My first attempt was a failure (Print #), but my collage-esque animal print worked great! I purposely wrote “BACKWARDS” backwards and “UPSIDE DOWN” right side up. I did this because the background is warped and the animals are upside down. I thought it would come across as a fantasy.

]]> 2018-02-16 17:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232427215 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232428656 2018-02-16 17:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232428656 Sign Post MonoPrint esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232429028 2018-02-16 17:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/232429028 Eden Rebeccas esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252706855 April 2018]]> 2018-04-17 17:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252706855 Eden Rebeccas to the left esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252707382 All the the prints that I completed on the left are the unaltered reduction linocut prints. I realized that some ink colors work better than others, and that small amounts of ink do not work well. Also along those lines, when I use the same ink twice to try to get a ghost print it does not work (seen on the brown paper print).]]> 2018-04-17 18:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252707382 Final Eden Rebeccas esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252712258 April 2018]]> 2018-04-17 18:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252712258 Altered Eden Rebeccas to the right esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252713775 2018-04-17 18:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252713775 Altered Eden Rebeccas esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252714368 April 2018]]> 2018-04-17 18:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252714368 Altered Eden Rebeccas to the right esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252716219 To the right are the three altered linocuts. In the first picture the stamp is flipped upside down. In the second picture, the stamp is flipped once and rotated once. In the last print, the print is the same (unreduced) print, but slightly off.]]> 2018-04-17 18:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252716219 Unreduced Eden Rebeccas esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252722403 April 2018]]> 2018-04-17 18:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252722403 Unreduced Eden Rebeccas to the left esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252723369 To the left are the original prints (the prints that I did not add the reduced version to). Like above, I learned not to do ghost prints and to air on the side of too much ink. ]]> 2018-04-17 18:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252723369 Final Eden Rebeccas to the right esolberg2 https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252725041 These are the prints that I chose to submit. From left to right: a reduction print, and reduction print with more chatter, a reduction print with minimal chatter, a non-reduced print, a non-reduced offset print, and a non-reduced flipped print.]]> 2018-04-17 18:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/esolberg2/ecqrxefzflbs/wish/252725041