Stretchy fabric Technique
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Comment by Tammy Seaman on September 7, 2011 at 11:52pm -
Looking good John - i'm thinkin' i need to try this...
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Comment by Danielle Evans on September 6, 2011 at 9:12pm -
This is what I did with it. It looks like a bronze statue. Can't see much in the photo, she has a bow on the back of her dress.
http://lovingmixedmedia.com/photo/garden-lady?context=user
I've been wanting to do an abstract with this stuff but not sure what. I like the shapes of the nails underneath and the layers. Paverpol is expensive and you don't really need it unless you want it for outdoors. Having said that, it is really really hard and strong. Gary's technique seems sufficient. I just watched Gary's vid finally... I can see him really going to town with this technique!
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Comment by John Doherty on September 6, 2011 at 11:15am -
Thank you everyone. Had a lot of fun with this. @ Danielle, gotta look up that fabric hardener it sounds great. @ Leanne, now you me envisioning all kinds of crazy stuff to try.
I am thinking of trying this on a very large scale, maybe 4' x 8' with wooden dowels instead of screws, found objects, masks and some type of stretchy fleece and resin.
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Comment by Leanne Roberts on September 6, 2011 at 7:56am -
Very cool! Would love to see this technique done in a wearable art outfit!!!!
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Comment by Danielle Evans on September 6, 2011 at 4:45am
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Oh I missed Gary's video. This look really cool. I have some brilliant fabric hardener this would work well with that. The fabric hardener is Paverpol from Holland. You can colour it with pigments first and it is weatherproof if you don't paint over it. But I like the paint layers. I will have to give this a try for sure. Thanks Gary and John.
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Comment by Diana on August 30, 2011 at 6:12am -
good going john!
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Comment by Greef on August 28, 2011 at 10:06pm -
That is awesome John...can't wait to see what combinations you come up with!Love the greeny blue colour!
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Comment by John Doherty on August 28, 2011 at 5:07pm
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This was my video response on Youtube to Gary's totally fun new stretchy fabric technique. It's a blast and I can't wait to try more of these. Thanks for sharing Gaz.
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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