Worked on the Quality over Quantity a bit more, AS I thought about what represented Quality without relying on the opposite which was a beer label, but still mirroring the elements so they could become recognisable as a pair. I adjusted the Quantity over Quality to suit.

I went back to get production of these posters sorted, to make sure I was confident that I could pull it off, and do multiples at the same time without having the screens clog up and having to wash and dry them. I thought a lot about what I had been taught and also what would work for me personally. I improved my process and setup and it came out a lot better, I managed to do two that looked the same. These are still the old screens but I still made them work better. Way more confident now and can't wait to do them all. One problem I found was the mixing of the pigment and extender, stronger concentrations of the pigment created dark patches on the print, will hopefully rectify this next time round.

After doing the first screen test there a few things to consider, registration etc. But mainly I was concerned with paying more attention with the set up and technique of applying the ink and onto which paper. So in the next trial I will have registration marks on the screen, not visible on the finished print as I will tape over them on the screen and just line them up with pencil that I can later rub off. It'll become clearer when I do it I'm sure. Found out a few other good techniques when applying the ink to help get the most out of the screen. Stay tuned for the next test. Here are a few pics of how they'll be laid out on an A1 paper stock which I'll be getting in 230gsm next week. Below you'll see I am also interested in how they'll look cropped and closer up, this is an idea I have to use some off cuts or mistake prints to reuse for pages in my contextual portfolio.

Apart from a few things I was quite happy with the results, working with a finer mesh screen and proper paper inks was challenging, they're a lot harder to work with than the heatset inks but the results are amazing. Crisp colours and clean lines. Had to use a lot of extender to thin the pigment out but was able to get the tones I was after. Next time I will pay more attention to the set up of the screens and may even look at contacting ESP for help with producing larger quantities of the posters once the designs are finalised. Lots of pictures below because I'm loving playing with my new camera.