ABSTRACT ART PRINTS - CMYK PROCESS
By Damon Roberts
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.
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.
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.
Production shots of the
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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Halftone Resistace : Limited Edition T-shirt and Silkscreen Print edition. Sold Out.
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Escapades Album cover artwork. Compact disc version.
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