Experimenting with Letterpress

Individual lettering in reverse, trapped into the chase by a mix of furniture and leading. The brackets have been tightened with an Allen key so it is moveable and locked in.

A print that went really wrong. I wanted to see if Red on Red would connote a muted glossy look, but my Chase was slightly too far away from the paper.

Experimenting with printing onto Tracing Paper with the remaining ink. Despite not coming out as a full print, the sections  which have printed have a really rustic and warm ascetic, aided by the chosen typeface. I'm going to stick this onto a piece of messy white card to strengthen the outcome, whilst giving a textural and colourful ascetic. 

Copper mixed Ink, I tried to create an embossed effect by pressing slightly too hard when using the Adana.

When setting type it is essential to write your chosen quote in reverse. As it is a resist technique, the image/ sentence will flip when printed, so plan ahead!. When your lettering is chosen and placed into sequence within the Chase, secure it with furniture so it is fixed in place (either metal or wooden). Naturally, there will be wiggle move, despite being packed in with additional leading. To resolve this, you need to place expanding brackets in tighten with an Allen key to strengthen the structure. Once your Chase is fixed and can pick it up without characters falling out, apply the printing ink to the Adanas printing pallet, roll on, press down the handle and print away! 

These are my second attempt at Letterpress. Initially I chose a much longer quote, which after several hours I still could not lock into place without letters falling out. After coming back the next day to start a fresh, I changed the quote 'Digital processing is the future'. With the quote being ironically created in a juxtaposition with the traditional print method, I wanted to include oversized spacing and slightly off letter heights to emphasise that digital is the future, adding a hint of comedy.