Test Cyanotypes - One

Cyanotypes & Photo Emulsion Screen Printing

Two other methods that I am exploring at the moment are:

------Cyanotypes & Photo Emulsion Screen Printing.

Cyanotypes:

"Sir John Herschel, who coined the word photography which literally translates as "light writing", also invented the cyanotype process in 1841. It is a variant of the photogram and commonly understood to be "blue prints." It is a simple process that gives a continuous-tone image of an intense blue color using a sensitizing solution of ammonium ferric citrate and potassium ferricyanide, otherwise known as iron salts. These iron salts, when exposed to natural or artificial ultraviolet light, are reduced to their ferrous state, producing a high contrast blue image when oxidized. Oxidation is hastened by immersion in running water, which also washes away the unused iron salts. The example here from British Algae, 1843-1853, is by Anna Atkins who produced the first botanical work on seaweeds that was entirely illustrated with photographs." http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/processes/cyanotype/cyanotype-classic-process

Photo Emulsion Screen Printing

"What Is Emulsion - Screen Printing Emulsions are a paste type substance, that when coated onto a mesh with a scoop coater, it dries to form a photographic type of film.
How Is It Used - When the art work is placed on the photo sensitive emulsion, and exposed to light, it creates a stencil of the art. The stencil creates a positive, of which ink can pass through onto a substrate. Emulsions are biodegradable." http://www.ryanrss.com/2EmulsionDisplay.html

Adhesive Results

On the 29th of April, around 16.00, I attempted my first trial of the stencil idea in my back-garden, on an vertical wall – East London.

The results weren't clear, no sign of a stencil was visible on the 30th of April, neither on the 2nd of May. Which led me to try out my next step on Commercial Road.

8th of May, at 23.00 I sprayed my Adhesive Stencil on a small area on the side walk of Commercial Road E1. The letter forms were directly visible at first instance, but that could be the result of the liquid settling in on the ground.

On the 9th of May, at around 18.00, the stencil was well visible except the top part which was further away from the main road.

And the same for the 10th of May, at around 11.00. The stencil is even darker, but the top part stays not so clear.

Adhesive Flyposter (Andrew's idea)

During my 3 week contract at Skew Studio I had a good chat with a colleague of mine – Andrew.

So I took on the idea discussed and have decided to apply it. This could probably be a push forward with my ideas!

A3 Posters

Good bunch of left characters that I could probably use for a prank!

Another Bunch of Resources

Accidental Lettering

Looks a bit burnt!

The Feel I would like to achieve!

The Urban Myth Catch On!

My last session I had found out a little Urban Myth about the whole Flypostering procedures. And I tried my best to through either to this so-called Mob of the Streets and to any other relevant information on that issue – I tried contacting clubs, bars and promoters to try and get me through, but seemed that they were all getting a bit defensive and are hiding a big secret.

And on the side, I kept thinking of different ways, forms and presentations that I could go through, end up with and expect through out the project.

I was pitching my brief to quit a few interesting characters. It showed great positive feedback and people loved the chain of thoughts, I even got asked to attend an interview for a design blog where they wanted to talk about my idea! WICKED!

Part of the feedback was really interesting and I had learned from one person that he had a good idea in mind and never was able to attempt it: Cutting out a stencil and filling it up with dirt and sand... This lead me to use his idea to develop mine. I therefore decided to see how pollution might be able to construct an image within the environment.

So I am going to try spraying out stencil with Adhesive spray and recording it through out a period of time to see its results. I will surely do a few and place them around the city, in areas where I think can have a great push to the whole idea of pollution and dirt!

I had a discussion with a friend, a MA Product Design Student in Milan. And I had pitched my idea to him and asked if he would be able to help me sketch-out one of my many thoughts: Which was a replica of a big flash light:

• Would have a slot to insert a negative slide of the poster or the image to be mounted. Using techniques similar to those of the Dark Room in photography, where a person, burns an image onto a coated semi gloss paper!
• Distance indicator that can help decide between different sized formats.
• Probably a spray system, where it ejects chemicals on the designated area to coat it and then be able to apply the image.
• A source of light?!

And after this absence, I've been noticing more and more that I am relating my production to Light. Either it being man made or natural, I am trying to achieve a result with Light acting as its main Stimulus!

Back After a Few Weeks Absence...

Wooohooo! I am back... No Fear! Guy is Here!

Since my last post a lot has happened and has distracted me of my Unit 14 project.

I got employed as a Freelancer on a 3 week contract; now that was on a full time basis. Working for Paperboat Creative and Guy Fox History Project, were also on the menu – So you get the drift after that!

Never the less, my project stayed in priority in my mind and in my daily life! Even though I wasn't able to work and begin to develop much, I had loads of discussions, gathering elements and ideas and so on... So still productive!

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