Print Evaluation

From the moment we began this print project i felt as though the time that was being used for print could be better utilized elsewhere, while it was an enjoyable (to an extent) i feel as though i will never use the skills i learnt again. I think the reason for this is largely down to the amount of equipment that is required as well it being a fairly finicky long winded process. I believe this method to be a fairly niche way of printing designs on to textures, all be it a quite diverse method when it comes to printing on a wide variety of textures.

While completing my assignment i came up against a few problems. For example working on photo shop trying to create an image that signified what i wanted it to. I managed to achieve this by creating the image in different sized dots. This gives a clear image from a distance but not so much so from closer up. I chose black and white to create a eerie atmosphere. I think this worked well, i was a little skeptical at first but once the print had been done i was satisfied with the outcome. From a far, even with the dot design, you can see the image clearly. But from close up it had no where near the clarity.
One thing i also struggled with a little was the application of the print medium. Applying it evenly without smudging the image was quite the task. I kept finding i had to much excess print medium left on the scooper and on the screen, this unfortunately left a lot of blemished marks on the image.
Alternatively I could have used a heat transfer method opposed to screen printing, this would have been alot quicker and easier than the elongated process of screen printing but would have sacrificed a degree of quality.
I was pretty happy with how my work came out and how the idea evolved over a period of weeks from a simple block color image to the dotted distance image that i ultimately chose to use. I don't really think i would wear the t shirt i made as its of pretty poor quality compared to a professional screen printer. The image could have been clearer with sharper lines. In summation  i wouldn't bin it. Just wouldn't wear it.
If i could do anything differently i think i would have taken more time on the actual printing. I found this a little difficult because the ink was to thick and kept bleeding over the image and leaving thick patches of ink over sporadic parts of the image. Short of that I did enjoy learning about this method of printing but I also think that this is a slightly arbitrary exercise despite enjoying the actual print process.