REFORM

Also after using the images to print I reused them in a collage not only to try and make the most of the materials but when the images are enlarged it gives a nice effect.

Here are some of the experiments I have been doing with reverse printing and collage. My aim was to try making the steel and concrete look as if they are hand rendered.

Here is a sample of the collage work I have been doing in the sketchbook. These are some of the smaller pieces that I have done and have tried to make them more intricate compared to the larger ones I have been doing.

I was also trying to develop an item which could be featured in any following collage pieces that I would make, such as the building frame and the padlock outline that I used in some of my earlier experiments. But I decided against it as I couldn’t make it fit into any of the following pieces without taking away from the frames them selves, so I decide to leave these as separate designs.

I also tried moving the images around as they were being scanned in to create a variant effect that I think is an easy and interesting way to manipulate images for experimentation.

In this piece I began experimenting with different textures that could represent the actual textures the original objects have. Such as using the cardboard to represent the texture you would find on the Royal mail building.
This is also effective when the images are photocopied as the light does not reach the folds I the card and they give off a great textured effect.

Here is some of my sketchbook work. I created the typography using a black marker pen and used solvent removers to make the ink spread across the page, giving the otherwise lifeless letters a sense of energy and movement.