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ABSTRACT ART PRINTS - CMYK PROCESS

By Damon Roberts

ABSTRACT ART PRINTS - CMYK PROCESS

Originally used for printing the packaging of everyday items such as cereal boxes. I've utilised the basics of the CMYK process in many of my full colour silkscreen print releases.

The process begins by creating four separate films and screens. This example shows the first application of pure cyan ink on the Luxx Renda print edition.

Next the magenta layer is printed. The inks blend together. The tones and solid colour areas develop. The prints take on a more defined appearance.

Once the yellow ink has been applied the colour gradients and blends become much more pronounced. The colours develop slowly as the inks begin to set.

The addition of the black layer wraps up the basic CMYK side of the production. Selected areas of the print are then isolated in order to add solid spot colours where needed. This creates an incredibly vibrant outcome.

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IDENTITY

By Damon Roberts

IDENTITY

Whilst abstract art printmaking has been my main focus over the last 15 years. i've still taken on graphics commissions. I think it's good to keep my creative skills sharp over various disciplines. Plus it's a hard habit to break.

The following examples are a small selection of identity design projects that i have been commissioned to produce. I handled a lot of the design & print work for various Harvey Nichols stores for a seven year period.

Rough and ready distressed retro style identity work for the Dancehall Science events in Leeds.

Exodus event Identity / Branding Project.

Stray Harmonix Identity / Branding for music producers Jagz Kooner / Gary Burns.

Identity - Branding Project for Tandoori Space Record Label.

Retro style Identity / Branding project for music producer Grant Dell's new Nine Channel record label.

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SUBDUB SILKSCREEN LTD EDITIONS

By Damon Roberts

SUBDUB SILKSCREEN LTD EDITIONS

↓Title : Rebel Music. Three colour limited edition silkscreen print. Stamped & signed. Ltd edition of 40 pieces. Size 450mm x 640mm (SRA2). I have a handful of these left. If you would like to order please drop me a line - > Contact Studio

↓Title : DubPlate Style. Ltd edition of 40. Three colour silkscreen print featuring a selection of SubDub flyer artwork components. Size 450mm x 640mm (SRA2). I have a handful of these available. If you would to order please drop me a line - > Contact Studio

↓Title : Dub It!. Rough and ready typographic silkscreen print. Heavy on the ink and halftones. Pretty much each and every print in this edition has totaly unique qualities. These were loaded with heavy layers of ink. Very few left. To check availabilty - > Contact Studio

↓Title : Tubby's Reprise. - Freehand silkscreen edition. This edition has sold out.

↓Burning Bass Bins composition. This image was created from a photography mission involving several speaker cones which were doused in lighter fluid before igniting. I'm planning on releasing this as a limited edition silkscreen print. If you are interested in reserving one please drop me a line here - Contact Studio

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MADE WITH METAL

By Damon Roberts

MADE WITH METAL

Making prints with ground metal was a tricky process to master. The hardest part wasn't actually making the image but working out how to keep the metal fixed on the surface of the prints.

A flexible resin was eventually sourced that could be adhered with an industrial spray process. Once set the ground metal is fixed solidy to the prints surface.

Deep browns, ambers and reds started to emerge when the oxidisation process occurs. It's also possible to prevent the oxidisation for a cleaner more defined effect which i favoured for the smaller frameable versions.

These 30" x 30" examples were hand printed on a thick bed of textured oxidised metal with with extremely viscous ink that had been fortified with a structure gel.

The example below features a two stage silkscreen print process using muted silver and gold metalics on a bed of course semi-oxidised metal.

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METALIC ABSTRACT DUO-TONE PRINTS

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METALIC ABSTRACT DUO-TONE PRINTS

A selection of prints i've made with a metalic Duo-Tone silkscreen process. This process needs two screens of the same image. One needing a much sharper contrast than the first for the process to work effectively.

framed abstract art prints featuring sound waves in a recording studio
The first screen creates the base of the image in a metalic ink. The second sharper screen overprints the image in a  cream acrylic ink. The juxtaposition and contrast of the two inks creates the duo-tone effect.
When done correctly this creates a print that has a semi reflective shimmer effect with looks absolutely incredible when direct light hits the sheets surface.
Check out the 'Test Tones' prints i have for sale that feature this process.

An example of the blue Smoke Spheres edition featuring the duo-tone process.

Production shots of the'Smoke Spheres' edition being printed on the silkscreen press.

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LARGE FORMAT HARMONOGRAPH

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LARGE FORMAT HARMONOGRAPH

These are a couple of large format abstracts that i produced by hand using the silkscreen process. These preces were printed in four separate sections that blended together using a spinning platten i created for the printing press.

These are incredibly detailed works. The linear abstract was generated from digital harmonograph simulator. Harmonograph patterns often feature on bank notes as a security measure as they are difficult to reproduce.

Two variations in this series were produced. One in black with a light gray surface print that almost looked like an x-ray. The inverted version was printed directly onto a flood of varnish on a dutch grayboard substrate.

The inks on this lighter inverted version were a mixture of metalic silver and dark gray acrylics which when dried took on the appearance of graphite pencil. It had a slight shimmer effect when direct light hit the surface.

Both versions are now sold out.

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POP ART SILKSCREEN PRODUCTIONS

By Damon Roberts

POP ART SILKSCREEN PRODUCTIONS

Most of my silkscreen prints tend to be in the abstract domain but I have produced my fair share of graphic pop art work over the years. These are a few examples.

A.L.S.D - Disco Pharmacy. Limited Edition Print and Pigment Dye Process T-shirt.Complete control - Custom Made Pigment Dye T-shirt Release.

Trasmissions : Rough and ready edit.  Each one of these had a totally unique water colour backgrounds. The edition is now Sold Out....

Halftone Resistace : Limited Edition T-shirt and Silkscreen Print edition. Sold Out.

H.O.U.S.E. - Limited Edition Silkscreen Print. Sold Out.

This Is Acid. T-Shirt Release and Limited Edition Silkscreen Print. Sold Out.

This is Acid... Reel To Reel edit. 30" x 30" Silkscreen Print Edition on paper.

T.H.E.  G.R.E.A.T.  R.E.S.E.T.  Heavy duty black ink with juxtaposed flouro orange +  yellow underprint for maximum impact. Low Stock!  To check availability please >  Contact Studio.

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DREADZONE

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DREADZONE

The following is selection of album cover designs that i produced in collaboration with Greg Roberts - founding member of Dreadzone.

Along with the album cover artwork i produced a series of limited edition silkscreen print editions.

Red, gold and green metalic ink silkscreen version of the Dread Times album cover. Low number edition. I have a handful of these left on the shelves. If you would like to order please > Contact Studio.

Escapades Album cover artwork. Compact disc version.

Limited Edition print of the Escapades composition. Sold Out.

Dreadzone - Rare Mixes album cover artwork. Full colour silkscreen edition based on this release available here.

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