Final Images

My final idea for remediating one of my lomo 120mm image was to create a stencil(s) and create prints with spraypaint. It involved experimentation with various materials and surfaces which were mainly chosen because they were available. The space they were in sometimes was the reason that the material or surface was chosen. There were three colours chosen to print these with, which were blue, black and yellow. The blue and yellow were used together to create a slightly more detailed image while the black was used as a monotone print. These were decided upon depending on how they contrasted with the material or surface.


Here are my final images for project 3:

Light and Outside Prints

I have attempted to use the stencils to create a light painting print though it requires the stencil to sit very still. Here is an image of the outcome:











































Thinking of more surfaces I could print onto, I decided to go outside and use a wall. This provides a sense of spatial difference and experience to viewing the image through this type of medium. Here are a couple of views of this print

One More Print With Final Stencils

This next print was done with thick water colouring paper. The advatages of using this type of material is that the paint dries quickly, saving the time have to wait to put on the next coat.

I feel that the white brings out the blue stronger than the black card though the yellow has lost its contrast with the image compared to with the black card.

More Prints With Final Stencils

I have made a few more prints with these stencils, mainly experimentation to see how well the stencils work on different materials. Here they are:

News Paper





















Footpath

Painted Stencils

Here is an image of the stencils on top of each other showing an example of them overlaying each other. (They are in inverted colours to the black card print).

First Prints With Final Stencils

I have started to spraypaint the image onto various surfaces. Starting with black card, concrete and dirt. The black card has turned out the best so far as the stencil could sit right up against it. The other two were only done in black as it stood out the most on them.



Work in progress with the black card.

















This is the final outcome of the black card print. The glossy paint shows up reasonably well with the matte background.


















This was an attempt as spraying onto a concrete block. A slightly failed attempt as the detail barely came through. The was a result of wind and the stencil not being able to sit flush against the surface.









Here I have sprayed onto dirt. This has come through quite well besides the windy weather.












This is a shot further back of the print on the dirt path.

Final Stencils

Here are the two stencils of the final image. One represents the highlights of the image and the other is the midtones. This allows me to overlay them and create a more detailed image.



The stencil on the left is the midtones of the image. Preferably I would use darker colours for this, though it depends on the image I am creating with it.


















This stencil is the highlights of the image. This will be used second so the detail shows up over the darker tones.

Change Of Final Image

I have decided to move onto another one of my images with more detail. This image also contains two layers of stencils which allow me to use two colours within the image. Here is the negative and photoshopped verion of it:

Highlights, Mid-tones and Shadows

Here I have experimented to see how much detail within each image shows through the highlights, mid-tones and shadows. This is to choose the most useful image to make a stencil layout with. The stencil layout will be a simplified version of the image with the cutout being completely joined so there are no seperate pieces. I have shown each image as black and white and also an inverted version of that as well. This helps spotting certain differences between the highlights, mid-tones and shadows.

Final Proposal

My final proposal will consist of me using stencils to create various prints through spraypainting and light painting. This will be done by selecting an image and simplifying it through colour select in Photoshop to create a stencil out of mdf board. The cutout of the stencil will be completely connected so there are no disconnected pieces making up the image. Once the stencils are created I will experiment by printing onto a variety of materials and surfaces. These may be chosen on their location or texture. The final outcome will involve a range of images consisting of prints on different materials and surfaces producing one type of remediation shown in various ways.

Stencil Experiments

My idea is leading on to producing a spraypainted image of the negavtive through using stencils and spraypaint. These images can also possibly be produced by pressing, splttered paint and shinning light behind the stencils. I am looking at printing these images on paper, gravel, walls and other possible surfaces.

Here are a couple of attempts of using the test stencil on paper:

Tests

Here is the stencil and etched perspex that I have created from the previous image:





















The stencil turned out strongly though the detail in the etched image is a bit low. I feel that more can be done with the stencil as the perspex can only overlay other things.

Stencil Or Etching

The idea I have come up with for project 3 is to make the image into a stencil or etch it onto a clear board/material. I have chosen an image I have that is a combination of two of my negatives overlayed eg:





















and turned it into a stencil and also greyscaled it to create an etched image.
























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Greyscale Image

First Overlay Test Images

These are test images for overlaying my lomography images. I have used techniques like blending, opacity change, and masking. The last image was mainly formed due to using the wrong setting on the camera and blending them together before they were processed. I thought it cam out well and works strongly with the overlaying idea.

120mm Holga Images

Here are the images taken with the Hoga 120GN lomographic camera: