It Begins…
Today I finally started silkscreening on the panels. It’s about time!
Had to improvise an attachment to the panel so I can print right off the edge… should have used a lighter wood…
Here goes nothing! It’s daunting and a little exhilarating that all those weeks of preparation comes down to a
single pull of the squeegee…
Well hello there – not too shabby! (I didn’t weigh down the other end of the panel properly and nearly flipped it
over as I pushed down with the squeegee, but even so this pull turned out okay. A promising start.)
As I suspected, registration was a bitch. It probably took me an hour to get screen #3 in place, and then it shifted
slightly during the print. (FFFFFFFFFFFFF!) These hinge clamps have served me well, but it may be time for
them to retire…
It’s not perfect – I’ll need to touch up a bunch of places – but it’s gonna work. Up next: COLORS!
Bat Girl & Bat Boy
Kiki’s crib is taken over by Hana and Jordan. It doubles as the Bat Cave…
…and a bouncy castle!
Thanksgiving, Chinese Style
Thanksgiving feast, with a Chinese twist – turkey with hoisin sauce, stuffing with
Chinese sausages, sticky rice, stir-fried noodles… and apple pie!
72 Transformations: More Buckleheads
More Buckleheads…
72 Transformations: Buckleheads!
The big Monkeys vs Bull Demon triptych is tentatively titled 72 Transformations, but I wound up drawing all the
monkeys pretty much the same, in monkey form. So I figured I’d draw different animals as the belt buckle –
buckleheads! Good thing a bunch of them are obscured so I don’t actually have to come up with 72 different
designs…
In Progress: 72 Transformations (1121)
In Progress: White Streak vs Black Whirlwind (1119)
In Progress: White Streak vs Black Whirlwind (1118)
DIY Econo Transparencies
Oversized transparencies are waaaaaay expensive to get printed – enough for me to work out the math of getting
transparencies printed vs buying a $2,000 plotter (verdict: I’d probably get the print-o-tron if I had a place to
put it). Enter good ol’ mineral oil ($7.49 at Rite Aid)! (Props to John “MacGuyver” Mejias for suggesting this.)
Slather it on a plain ol’ printout and you’ve got yourself a DIY Econo Transparency. I’m getting really good
exposures out of this method. Cons: a bit messy; also, mineral oil is usually stashed in the Laxatives section of
the drug store (“It’s for my artwork, honest!”).
Hana likes to be helpful…
…but labor-management relations soon break down, as she demands a Youtube break. Sigh, that’s alright,
Lady, Daddy’ll take it from here.