https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a en-us 2017-01-26 14:16:40 UTC 2025-02-22 21:28:23 UTC hello@padlet.com mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/149615049 These prints were all perfect. I never made ghost prints so they are all 1/1. I learned that you should put in background for zoomed out prints, use something to define eyes, before or after, pastels for features and accessories, add hairs, follow facial contours, and make background flowing.]]> 2017-01-26 14:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/149615049 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/149619434 2017-01-26 15:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/149619434 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344526 2017-02-08 01:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344526 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344662 On my first attempt, the words came out backwards, the lips blended with the mustache and the background got smeared with extra ink.  But the failures in this try were helpful because they let me know how hard I should press for shading, how detailed I could make it, and how wording works with trace monoprint.]]> 2017-02-08 01:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344662 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344773 This piece was on found paper and was difficult in different ways. The modge-podge wasn't very receiving but the upper body worked well.  I liked the way it all turned out but the wording needed dimension so I gave it an outline.  I attempted to outline the face but it didn't work so I covered it back up.  The Blue Image is separate from the red so there are multiple layers.]]> 2017-02-08 01:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344773 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344834 This piece was on found paper and was difficult in different ways. The modge-podge wasn't very receiving but the upper body worked well.  I liked the way it all turned out but the wording needed dimension so I gave it an outline.  I attempted to outline the face but it didn't work so I covered it back up.  The Blue Image is separate from the red so there are multiple layers.]]> 2017-02-08 01:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152344834 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152345249 2017-02-08 01:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/152345249 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155343384 This is the first print I made inspired by the combination of computer chips and wires. there was one geometric stamp and one natural stamp. The blue stamp proves that it is better to have more negative space than positive.]]> 2017-02-22 01:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155343384 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155344616 This piece was two organic stamps, one being a forest background and the other being a lizard. The dark background overpowers the lizard which I change in later prints.]]> 2017-02-22 02:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155344616 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155346679 This is a flower I made with only one stamp, the color is a blend and the positive turned out good.]]> 2017-02-22 02:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155346679 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155347236 This is the flower stamp with the Jungle background. The flower had more color variation and isn't directly on the background. The jungle background had more indentation than last time and the green is lighter because I mixed it with white.]]> 2017-02-22 02:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/155347236 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159658907 2017-03-13 13:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159658907 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159669446 2017-03-13 13:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159669446 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159672516 This is my final printing block. After attempting to print without deep cuts and the surrounding chatter, it became obvious it needed work so this is the final. It has two subjects with chatter and is all one color]]> 2017-03-13 13:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159672516 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159673937 These practices helped me find the best way so print. The purple was too dark so I moved to red. Then I added some white to the red and it showed that a light red was the best color for this project.]]> 2017-03-13 13:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159673937 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159675363 This was just a print for fun on a piece of fabric. But I like the way the physical swirls work with the ink.]]> 2017-03-13 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159675363 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159675825 2017-03-13 13:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159675825 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159676519 These prints show how I was moving to the finals.  The dark on light worked better than the light on dark but it was worth the try. The organic paper mixes good with the subject matter.]]> 2017-03-13 14:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159676519 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159677410 This is my favorite print. Its simple, square to the paper, came out detailed like it was supposed to, and most of all I just like it. I like simple prints and it was hard to accomplish with such a busy piece. The soft color and good proportions make this as simplistic as it could be.]]> 2017-03-13 14:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/159677410 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663356 2017-04-10 13:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663356 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663500 Surrealist Collage #2]]> 2017-04-10 13:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663500 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663993 These collages were easy enough to make, a day spent putting together snippets of magazines got it done. Each had a different mood, but i liked the second one more, it was more filled in and I liked the subtle political commentary though some people don't understand it.]]> 2017-04-10 13:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165663993 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165665345 This was when i traced the collage onto a piece of paper to simplify it, then the pen etching practice was in preparation for using the stylus to add definition and darkness.]]> 2017-04-10 13:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/165665345 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/172080220 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgnJ4NMOuhY]]> 2017-05-16 13:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/172080220 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/172080472 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruLGGjT92ds]]> 2017-05-16 13:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/172080472 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174281700 2017-05-29 17:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174281700 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174281938 2017-05-29 17:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174281938 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282013 2017-05-29 17:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282013 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282017 2017-05-29 17:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282017 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282033 2017-05-29 17:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282033 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282388 2017-05-29 17:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282388 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282390 2017-05-29 17:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282390 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282392 2017-05-29 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282392 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282495 2017-05-29 17:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282495 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282620 2017-05-29 17:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282620 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282626 2017-05-29 17:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282626 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282629 2017-05-29 17:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282629 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282633 2017-05-29 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282633 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282639 Final Print]]> 2017-05-29 17:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282639 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282649 2017-05-29 17:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282649 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282653 2017-05-29 17:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282653 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282671 2017-05-29 17:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174282671 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283318 2017-05-29 17:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283318 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283340 2017-05-29 17:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283340 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283356 2017-05-29 17:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283356 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283381 2017-05-29 17:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283381 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283397 2017-05-29 17:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283397 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283401 Surrealist Collage #1]]> 2017-05-29 17:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283401 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283429 2017-05-29 17:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283429 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283435 2017-05-29 17:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174283435 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174303757 2017-05-29 21:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174303757 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174304129 This is the etched piece of plastic and the same piece being used to print.]]> 2017-05-29 21:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174304129 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174305269 These are the four final prints I came out with after putting ink on, wiping it off and creating lights and darks then pressing it onto paper.]]> 2017-05-29 22:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174305269 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174305985 2017-05-29 22:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174305985 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306004 2017-05-29 22:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306004 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306008 2017-05-29 22:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306008 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306013 2017-05-29 22:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306013 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306816 This stamp is made with a rope, corrugated cardboard, and hot glue for texture.  The cross with streaks is to show the christian resemblance in his music and especially in this song.]]> 2017-05-29 22:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174306816 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174307250 This collagraph is based on the first 40 seconds of the song LUST. by Kendrick Lamar on his album DAMN.  First I took a large piece of paper and used previously made scraps to put together an aesthetically pleasing background and a few outstanding central pieces like the heart because of the music feeling and the descending drip for the musics sound. Then I used the cross stamp twice in both empty spaces and I liked the way it resembles a playing card]]> 2017-05-29 22:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174307250 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174307993 This is a separate piece but it is a byproduct of the main piece. It is the stamp but covered in a mixture of paints.]]> 2017-05-29 23:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174307993 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308108 2017-05-29 23:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308108 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308516 2017-05-29 23:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308516 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308627 This is the stencil I made using the semi famous dreads of a pop culture icon.  I started with the actual picture of the hair outlining it on plastic with a sharpie and customizing it to not have islands and to work once it was cut out. One piece was too thin and I had to reconnect it. I hand cut the stencil with an exacto blade. ]]> 2017-05-29 23:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174308627 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310524 2017-05-29 23:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310524 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310525 2017-05-29 23:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310525 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310533 2017-05-29 23:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310533 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310535 2017-05-29 23:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310535 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310539 2017-05-29 23:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310539 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310543 2017-05-29 23:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310543 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310922 These are the final prints of the screen printing from the stencil.  First I cut the stencil, then I took a screen and taped it to keep any unwanted ink off of the paper, then I put the stencil on and a glob of ink, after that I squeegee the ink through the screen onto the paper. The top two were both poorly squeegeed and taped. The center left was nicely taped and poorly squeegeed. The center right is one of my favorites, nicely done and clean looking. The bottom two are also favorites, nicely done and clean looking except with a mixture of gold and red.]]> 2017-05-29 23:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174310922 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312884 These links are for the assignment of finding gelli print tutorials.]]> 2017-05-30 00:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312884 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312973 2017-05-30 00:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312973 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312987 2017-05-30 00:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174312987 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411581 2017-05-30 13:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411581 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411587 2017-05-30 13:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411587 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411613 2017-05-30 13:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174411613 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174412057 2017-05-30 13:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174412057 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174412760 This was my first print. I learned a lot from this such as needing to use different tools in order to get different textures because a solid color doesn't look good. I also learned that it wont turn out the way you want it to but thats ok.]]> 2017-05-30 13:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174412760 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174415689 These two bear prints turned out really nice, I liked the way the bears are just part of the whole instead of completely standing out. Ilike the combination of colors and the texture in the background.]]> 2017-05-30 13:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174415689 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174417408 This is a shapeless piece I made while mixing colors. After rolling on a full background of green, I put a glob of blue paint and instead of spreading it I striped it with a tool and it turned out nice.]]> 2017-05-30 14:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174417408 mmesser1 https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174418428 This tree piece turned out too. I like how I used the mixture in the background plus the tool to make the streaks then the tree stencil to make the near randomness that does stand out.]]> 2017-05-30 14:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmesser1/trhm43piwy9a/wish/174418428