Experiments with stamping objects :

I came up with an idea to see what i could achieve if i were to actually hand stamp the objects on display in a ordered manner like in my Song Dong’s installation recreation, and what I could experiment with when I’d be able to scan the objectys into a file and further also edit to achive different patterns.

Process:

Objects used:

During this experiment I found that the piece of cloth I had been keeping to wife any surface i got dirty with ink had an interesting texture and with the leftover paint that was on it, I was able to transfer it onto paper and create a really effective pattern with grading.

Alongside where I kept my wet inked objects to dry i found that the mark that was left from one of the cassetts onto the paper towel had a really interesting texture and decided to scan this part in along all the others to see if I could engage it somehow when editing.

I also experimented with smaller flat objects that I instead of printing I simply painted over to create a negative space out of them instead of positive like I’d been focusing on in previous prints of objects.

Raw scanned in results :

Further experiments:

As another form of experimentation I wanted to see if printing on other toned card paper would give me a different result than just white.

the paper I used was 160g and very smooth which I really enjoyed working with because the results were much clearer as the ink transferred onto it much better, leaving me with much clearer and crisp-looking stamps.

Editing :

I mainly focused on double exposure layering patterns togetehr and the colour balance of the prints.

I enjoyed playing around with different bibrancies and filters as well, especially the ones where the stamps have a rustic aspect to them.