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I have a midterm essay due in eight hours. So what do I do?
Post things on deviantArt, of course. I rock like that.

This particular print is a CMYK photolitho separation, which is quite possibly the most convoluted print process I've done yet. The original image is a photomanipulation, which I separated into CMYK channels in photoshop and printed onto inkjet transparencies. Then I shot photolitho plates using these transparencies, processed them, and printed the image traditionally using a litho press.

It's certainly a roundabout way of doing it, especially considering it's a digital image to begin with and it'd be the easiest thing in the world to just run off some inkjet prints (well, maybe not THAT easy if I tried to use the school's printers...), but the whole point of the assignment was to teach us the CMYK separation process.

As for the image itself, it's the Night-Bringer again. A bit of a different look at her, though. Photomanips aren't my strong point, but I do like how this one came out. The printing process added some interesting texture that wasn't there in the digital source image.

Stock images from sxc.hu and deviantart (I did this last year so I unfortunately don't remember my sources...I'll do my best to look them up and post them).

CMYK photolithograph, 8"x10", E.V., 15 impressions.
©E. Patrician 2007, all rights reserved.

Description
I have a midterm essay due in eight hours. So what do I do?
Post things on deviantArt, of course. I rock like that.

This particular print is a CMYK photolitho separation, which is quite possibly the most convoluted print process I've done yet. The original image is a photomanipulation, which I separated into CMYK channels in photoshop and printed onto inkjet transparencies. Then I shot photolitho plates using these transparencies, processed them, and printed the image traditionally using a litho press.

It's certainly a roundabout way of doing it, especially considering it's a digital image to begin with and it'd be the easiest thing in the world to just run off some inkjet prints (well, maybe not THAT easy if I tried to use the school's printers...), but the whole point of the assignment was to teach us the CMYK separation process.

As for the image itself, it's the Night-Bringer again. A bit of a different look at her, though. Photomanips aren't my strong point, but I do like how this one came out. The printing process added some interesting texture that wasn't there in the digital source image.

Stock images from sxc.hu and deviantart (I did this last year so I unfortunately don't remember my sources...I'll do my best to look them up and post them).

CMYK photolithograph, 8"x10", E.V., 15 impressions.
©E. Patrician 2007, all rights reserved.