Ink Printing

For the features on the face and brain on my three poster designs I have made prints in black ink on templates made from thin cardboard. These features are the eyes, nose and mouth for the face which I wanted to have some detail (as much as I could get with cardboard and ink) and for them to have the rough printed look I wanted.
At first I tried making the prints using thicker card which made it harder for me to cut the pieces out neatly. This meant that when I printed with it the marks made were bolder and heavier than I wanted. They looked as if I had just made them in black marker pen and didn't have the rough, printed look I was hoping for my poster. I was advised to work with thinner card which ended up working a lot better. It let me make much more detailed versions of my facial feature plates and resulted in great prints that I was happy to use for my posters.

 

I really love the way this first print has turned out and will continue to use the thinner card for the other features I need. This thin card also lets me make smaller detail which I will print and add on to make my face a little more realistic.