Poly Pocket Printing

I have created some interesting prints using a poly pocket, heat and paint. I have produced some interesting sample printed onto different paper types to see the difference.

To begin I textured the poly pocket using the same process as my previous heat experimentations with the iron and parchment paper. I followed the same health and safety steps as I did in all other trials.

I cut my A4 poly pocket into four pieces so I could experiment with different materials.

For this sample I used a blue, black and white acrylic paint, heavily watered down.

I began by covering a wash of blue colour over the material making sure I paint in the same direction. I then added a small amount of black acrylic paint to the top of the material then used my water soacked paint brush to spread the paint accross and downwards. I did this same step with the white paint but from the bottom to create a gradual transition of colour.

I then took the poly pocket and placed the wet side down onto a piece of smooth drawing paper. I smoothed my hands accross the poly pocket to ensure as much colour transfers as possible. I removed the polypocket to view my sample. I think this design looks great as you can see the textures from the heat process. The watered down acrylic has also created a great texture and pristine colour. This clear print could also be due to the smooth paper I used.

I am going to develop this idea by using different paints such as watercolour and a thicker acrylic finish.

This print I created using watercolour pant. I used a clean brush to wash a later of water over the poly pocket. Using black watercolour I gently swept the brush over the poly pocket so the colour only picked up on the raised parts. I mixed in some brown and added more water/paint where I wanted more pigmentation. I used the same type of paper as my previous sample to compare the media I used (acrylic and watercolour). I placed the print onto the paper, smoothed it with my hands then removed it. I repeated this step a couple of times as the colour didn't transfer as much.

Out of the two samples so far I found acrylic easier as it's a thicker, more pigmented paint meaning the colour transferred much better onto the paper. However, watercolour I feel worked well to create a more lose finish.

I have experimented using recycled sheets of paper. This paper is more textured compared to the paper I used formerly.

I used acrylic paint with less water so the consistancy is much thicker. I painted orange to the entire poly pocket piece then a small amount of white, blending from bottom to middle.

I then printed this over the recycled paper and removed. Due to the heavily textured paper, not all parts of the print picked up therefore I feel this outcome is not as successful as the others so far.

This print I produced using water colour and recycled paper. I made the colour on the poly polypocket more pigmented to achieve a vivid finish.

Instead of just pressing down onto the paper when printing this, I also moved it around which gives it a smudged, distressed look. Out of acrylic and watercolour, I feel watercolour works much better on the textured paper as it soaks in effortlessly in comparison to acrylic.