|
|
|
|
|
- Artists
- Slater, Todd
 - Manufacturer
- Studio on Fire
- Edition Details
| Year: | 2016 | | Class: | Art Print | | Status: | Official | | Technique: | Letterpress | | Paper: | Sirio ULTRA Black | | Size: | 10 X 8.5 | | Markings: | Signed & Numbered |
- EB Awards
- Nominate Now
- Event
- Mondo-Con 2016
- Comments
- Add Comment
There are multiple colors of 1/1 test strikes for the Strange Attraction 4 print. Some were included random orders from Todd.
Currently, known colors include:
* Red
* Violet
* Gold
* Silver
* Green
* Blue"Keeping the Strange Attraction series going is meaningful to me and I felt like switching the format to landscape would let me focus on the feathers and plumage; it ultimately allowed me to make a different looking creature. The butterflies have morphed into bats, the feathers have grown eyes and a number of other new faces indigenous to the Texas landscape make their first appearance. One of my obsessions is ordering new paper stocks in an attempt to pair the art with the right pulp. I discovered a stock called Sirio ULTRA Black that is a new favorite. It sounds odd but not all black paper is actually black and this particular brand offers a stronger resistance to light than any others I've seen. When paired with the shimmering foils it makes a powerful statement.
On the process:
Foil stamping is somewhat similar to letterpress and engraving, in that the color is applied to paper with pressure.
Once the design is finalized, copper plates are created in the appropriate shape for each individual color foil to be applied for a particular design. The dies are heated and then stamped with enough pressure to seal a thin layer of foil to the paper, and each color is
applied individually through multiple runs of the press to create the final design which is similar to silkscreening in this regard. These prints were made thru a printing group called Studio On Fire out of Minneapolis. When I really delved into the process and what was needed to make it work I began to realize that much of my art would translate really well to this particular medium. Specifically, the fact that the
elements in my image float without any key line layer to lock everything in together (it isn't ideal for the different foil colors to overlap each other). I'm told this is the largest foil print they've done to date." -- TS
|
 |
|
|
