Stay Puffy

Screen Print 2006
This is another screen print. If you don't know who this is, then you must not be a Ghostbusters fan lol. I need to make a print of the other Ghostbusters (the ones with the 2 guys and the gorilla) show!

Ghost Mario

Screen Print 2006
Screen prints are fun, yet time consuming. You have to take one color and apply that to everything in your image that shares that color. First, draw a picture. Then you trace it onto cells and color everything in black. The cell (which is see-through) goes onto a silk screen and is exposed to light. The only parts that show are the parts on the cell. After that, you cover up what ever you don't want to color. So, when you add the ink (lets say your coloring the hat and shirt), you cover everything else with paper. The sheet that you are printing on is placed under the screen (using tape to make sure you put it in the right place for each color). When you run the red ink over the screen, it falls through the parts marked by the cell (that aren't covered). You have to do this for each color, one at a time. Did I mention you have to wait for each one to dry before starting a new color lol. This was my first one, which is why there are only a few colors!

VCU/GTA

Litho Print 2007
So I got a little better. I wanted to depict my view of VCU at the time, GTA style (if you've ever seen a GTA box art you know what I mean). I fear, however, that you won't get the images unless you at least visited VCU though lol.

NES

Litho Print 2006
This isn't really special. I just wanted to do something with Zelda. I used a print of a Legend of Zelda poster, then added graffiti like images. These were later burned into the metal. I was learning how to draw on them (any oil touching the plate would burn into it...even from your fingers lol).

Sleuth

Ecthing 2006
This one was also inspired by Rembrant (like Firefight). I wanted to merge futuristic scenes with classic themes (almost steampunk but not quite). Again the main light would be the floating lamp.

Fight

Litho Print 2007
Funny thing about this one, the chaos that is all over was done on accident. Litho prints require a strick step by step appoarch (your burning images into metal before printing, similar to etchings)!

Firefight

Etching 2006

I was going for an action scene where the only light is coming from the robot's gun. I was inspired by Rembrants use of light and dark in his etchings.