The screen printing element of my final piece has not been as successful as I had hoped because of the choice of colour. I chose black, but I think white would have stood out better against the back ground. The darker colour however, may make people come in closer and look in more detail which could be a good thing. Over all I am pleased with the outcome.
To produce the print I first chose the slogans I typed them using Microsoft word and sized them to the desired scale. Then I photocopied them onto assotate which was then transferred onto a silk screen. Once the scrren was ready I had to prepare it by taping up the desired area and blanking out areas which were not to be inked. We then flooded the screen with ink before placing the screen onto the desired position on the flags and printed. As there were three flags in the painting the process had to be repeated. It took approximately half an hour to do the printing.
The screen was printed with acrylic inks. The message is not as clear as I hoped it would be. The wording is fine but the black of the text does not stand out well against the red over which it is layered. Never the less, it has been an exciting project and I feel I have captured what I wanted to say and the slogans of jobs, the future and a living wage are being taken up right across Europe, North Africa and is now beginning to affect us here in the UK.
The printing was apt for the work, and If I had painted the slogans onto the background I think it would have been less effective. It was important to add the slogans, which were picked very carefully, to chime with the concerns of a growing number of people. I am very pleased with the slogans and am sure they will resonante with the viewers of my work.
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