The first print class was about mono printing using the screens, pastels and different placement techniques. I ran into some issues with the pastels not wanting to print properly and instead they became a resist that would block out shapes. I wish I had played around with this more tactfully as none of the pastel works came out good. I initially had thought the image I used (the before 1900’s reference image) would’ve worked great but I ran into issues quick. As I tried to turn my image around (as you sometimes do in mono printing) I realised my image was too complex and most of these prints came out messy. I only got one outcome that I liked after 5-6 tries. I also tried laying down some ink using a small squeegee and this ended up looking much better and I was feeling a little better about my work.
