Thermofax screen print of stylized leaf

I have extra time to print and play, so I did a few drawings of some stylized leaves and turned one into a thermofax screen.

I think the SEE part of my 30 day #SEEdrawPrint challenge is about seeing the everyday stuff with artist’s eyes. I hope to notice things that I would not normally.

A thermofax screen is created by placing a carbon copy against the emulsion coated screen mesh and running it through the Thermofax machine. The machine “burns” the emulsion away where the carbon is and creates a screen for printmaking.

You can see the copy and mesh run through the machine in this video.

 

It is a great way to get a detailed line drawing matrix. I bought the machine about 4 years ago and thought I would use it a lot more than I do. Check out the process here.

I did a random all over pattern of this abstract leaf on a flour sack. FUN!

If you would like to try out thermofax printing I do have a 8 piece screen printing kit with video instructions. Check out the details here.

 

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