Two Colour Printing Research

I am working towards my final outcomes being a series of two colour prints, plus a 15 second animated sting. I started my research by using Pinterest to look at prints using two colours or less. 

Ian MacCulloch

Badger Family

Rooftops and Swallows

• MacCulloch works in a number of different printing methods and he sometimes uses hand colouring to enhance his prints. 
• It is not specified how these specific prints are made but I think this effect could be achieved with a textures, mrnoprinted background with a gradient and then a black linocut over the top.
• Using the gradient of one colour, a black print and some patches that have been left white, it really makes the most of the two colours and gives the image a lot more depth than a standard two colour print. 
• I do like these images but I don't know what the nature of the images I will produce will be like so it may not be appropriate for me to fill the whole frame.  

Andrea Lauren

• These images are helpful because they show the actual lino as well as the print - it helps me to see how the colours are separated. 
• I like the simplicity of these designs and I think if I push the metaphorical ideas in my project then I might want to balance out the complex idea with a simple image. 
• Linocutting is the first printing technique I want to experiment with. 

Eliza Southwood

Here are some examples of digital prints by Eliza Southwood. At this moment in time, I am not really thinking about digital print because I want to make the most of having access to analogue printing techniques at college. However, I thought I would add these in because he textures in them show that I could use analogue printing to create separate components and then combine and print them digitally. 

 Jill Calder

• This is an example of screen printing by Jill Calder. 
• I like the simplicity of the design and the expressive lines used in the drawings and text. 
• It is making me think about how to make the most of having only two colours to print with. 
• This design uses dots to create a half-tone which is something to consider but I could also experiment with hatching to create lighter tones of one colour or even blending the two colours together.