looking good ripper

Ripper how many different prints are planned and any news about images you have chosen.

Also what sort of timescale are you looking at with the day job, I for one am skint as normal I have brought too much art work recently.

Sounds good Ripper, I await enlightenment.

Rabbitlegs going to give us any clues?

Nice. I love process threads. Andy and Diesel always do great stuff ... he is a stand up guy.

Not sure - I had 2 prints done while up there and another one 5 layer one that was supposed to print Monday so we'll have to see what rolls in during the next few weeks. There should be something by the end of next month though.

Hands on isn't that hard and I am able to do it but not able to do 100 of something in a reasonable amount of time and cost vs the cost of having it done.

Thanks Alsky!

No special colorways for any of these ones and not sure if I would do special colorways again - I think it works with some images but for the most part different colorways are just an easy way to cash in so if there was to be something for the forum I would just make a forum exclusive print in the future.

Any chance of seeing pics of the other release?

Great pics. Love seeing the level of effort/technique that goes into screenprinting. Proper graft. Good look with the print and the Vinyl Killers show.

Very rarely venture this far down the board! Damn...I should more often!
Quality Ripper, thanks for sharing.

Quality post ripper. Many thanks.

Good stuff.

Paypal sometimes hates the website - if you want one and it won't work right just shoot me an email or PM and I'll sort it out for you.

Here’s a quick step-by-step process of how I do multilayered stencils onto canvas.



Start with everything you need handy. I’ve got some 6”x6” canvases, the paint is pulled, an old cigar box full of caps and the stencils are out. Excuse the overall mess of the spraying area as I haven’t swept it out since last fall.



I’ve sprayed 3 of the canvases with white and one with blue. I like these ones in a gloss finish so I am using Montana for the colors but just use Painters Touch for the blacks and whites – I find they dry quicker than the Montana and less prone to being goopy.



First stencils go down for the background.



The first layer of the main piece then goes on about 15 minutes later. There are 2-3 coats of white to get it to cover up the layers below.



The second layer is now in place. I don’t use registration marks in the normal way, and there isn’t a whole lot of room on a 6 inch canvas to make them, so the layers have the registration cut into them. Keep in mind if making 3+ layer stencils that you will eventually hide some of those layers with the final black layer so you can cut extra to give you registration.



Here is an example of the registration cut into the layer. The shadow on LBJ’s fingers, hand and cheek are used to register the layer. You can see I’ve c**ked the registration up a bit on Ruby’s ear but not bad enough to do over. We’ll fix it later.



Now the black layer goes down and we have JFK, Oswald, Ruby and LBJ looking alright. You can see that there is underspray in several places most noticeably with JFK’s head. I like the effect of underspray, I hate overspray so that is never tolerated, as it adds a bit of extra character to the pieces and it’s impossible to avoid with older stencils.



Quick note about the stencils – I feel that the final layer should always be able to stand on it’s own and you should be able to see what the image is just with that layer. I like the rest of the layers to enhance the final layer but not be needed if you want to break the image down further.

These stencils were cut out of thick card, like a record cover, and have held up through numerous sprays quite well. You can cut out of thin plastic but I don’t like the way it cuts so I don’t use it.



Now we have everyone looking good it’s time to jam them. These guys are getting the Kiss treatment.

JFK and Oswald need only this layer and they are pretty much done, Ruby and LBJ have a few more layers to go.



I’ve taken JFK and Oswald in to touch up while the other 2 are drying. You can see that there are some bridges to fix and some other minor issues to correct. I just use a paint pen to cover these areas and enhance anything else I feel needs it. JFK will have his suit added to so that isn’t just floating on the canvas and a few highlights.



Touch ups are finished and they are left to dry. Now back to the other pair.



Ruby gets his make up and LBJ gets his eyeliner. It’s hard to see but I lightly dusted LBJ with the final black layer again to register the blue for the eye makeup.



Ruby has his final black layer from step 6 put down again to blend the nose and eye makeup into the face. He’s done and will get a few touch ups with the marker while LBJ gets another round.



LBJ has his black layer from step 6 put down again to blend his make up and he’s done and ready for any touch ups.



All touch ups are done and the edges of the canvases have been painted with black gesso. Now I’ll just leave them to fully dry out over the next week and they are finished.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Cheers,
Ripper