#printing processes

[science70]

David Carey, How It Works - Printing Processes (Ladybird Books, 1971).

[pangur-and-grim]

a lot of you probably knows Belphie's story, but I'll summarize just in case.

Devon Rex cats are better for people with allergies (less shed fur + less Fel d1 protein in their saliva), so on February 16, 2024, I went the breeder route and put down a deposit. before Belphie even opened his eyes, he was mine!

every Friday, the breeder sent me a new photo. I had a broken leg, and was basically rotting in bed at that point, so it was the best part of my week. then, at 12 weeks old, I BROUGHT HIM HOME!

at first, he was so alive! like a wind-up monkey that never shut off. he dangled from the wall-hangings, savaged my feet as I walked, and used my elderly cats as jumping poles to do cool acrobatics over. but all this gradually faded.

first, he stopped playing. then he stopped climbing. then he stopped moving much at all. my vet ran tests on him and found multiple pathogens (calcivrius + mycoplasma), but the medication didn't help - he kept declining.

on September 17th, I woke up to find him swollen like a balloon. we finally had an answer: he had Feline infectious Peritonitis, aka FIP. before 2017, this would've been a death sentence. he would've kept bloating until he drowned in his own fluids. and before 2024, I would've been forced to inject him with black market drugs. but thankfully, South Tower Animal Hospital in Fergus, Ontario was doing a study on the oral medication! we drove two hours, enrolled him, and left with the GS-441524 pills.

and he went from those photos above.....to this:

I thought Belphie would die as a kitten. I'd accepted that he would never grow up. but now he gets to LIVE!

and all for the low cost of $7,553.....ahhhahaha........god.

that + a recent home disaster has wiped out my savings, but I still need to pay for Belphie's medication. to remain in this study, I need to do bloodwork monthly until Feb 2025, and he'll need daily pills until March 2025.

I've put a risograph print + enamel pin set up at greerstothers.shop. I hate asking for help, but if you'd like to support Belphie's continued treatment, please consider checking them out!

[cardues154]

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[mediamime]

Been working on this on and off a few days…. Cas my beloved…

Edit: Available as a print now 🐸

And for a multimedia experience (because I’m annoying):

[linktoo-doodles]

tangible in my arms

gif process!

[salamispots]

something something giant isopod sharing is caring pass the detritus

inprnt

[xitsensunmoon]

My first ever comic con! And first cosplay too. Of course it's gonna be my boy :] Ramblings about the process are under the cut(Let me know if?? You would want me to elaborate with process images for any of the steps?)

The costume took me forever to make, as I've never done any machine sewing, sculpting, fabric dying or spray painting before but learning all of these was so fucking fun!! I never realised just how many different skills go into making a cosplay but it was so worth it!!!

Almost all of the clothes(except the hat) were purchased first as bases, but all of the detailing was added by me. All of the fabric used was originally just scraps that I was given for free so I needed to learn how to dye and dye all of the stars, they were originally white.

The sewing machine was its own beast that brought me tons of frustration from the lack of skill and knowledge (it was devastating to find out that 95% of fuck ups were my fault and not the machine's lmao). But as a result, a hat sewn from scratch, all of the fur trims, embroidery on the corset, stars and the collar(which is very hard to see on the pictures unfortunately) was all added manually. The stars and the stripes(on the back of the cape) were attached using heat-and-bond adhesive (I WISH I knew about such thing just when I started working on this. It would save me so much time and nerves.)

Then I found out about polymorph(mouldable plastic) and it has become the next thing I wanted to learn, to sculpt the claws and the fangs(yes, they're handmade jfksjs). The claws I then primed and painted in trillion coats because I wasn't satisfied with the colour of the spray paint. The fangs I moulded to my own teeth and then stained with tea to match the colour of my teeth :)c

As for makeup, I used Mehron Paradise water activated paints. At first I wanted to try to save money and bought myself Snazaroo instead, which unfortunately turned out to be a waste. Snazaroo didn't hold on my face for longer than 2 hours, cracking and peeling awfully. Mehron on the other hand survived 11 hours of me smiling, talking, emoting and such and didn't even crease at the smile lines(I'm actually shocked about that). It obviously works like any other makeup which means your skin texture and wrinkles won't go anywhere but Mehron's elasticity pleasantly surprised me. It did obviously smear from sweat and saliva(if you're eating and licking your lips) but if you don't touch the skin it just dries again, self setting. But if it's dry it's fully smear-proof. Highly recommend!

And last but not least, I've decided against painting my hands as it was very risky that I will stain everything I touch at the smallest hint of sweat. So instead I got myself gloves-tights(? Not sure how they're called but it's made from the same fabric as tights) and painted them with normal acrylic paint(did you know you could dye fabric with acrylic paint? I personally didn't), then heat set with an iron and voilà, they're reusable, my hands are not stained after an exhausting day and I don't stain everything I touch. It worked wonderfully which honestly was a surprise as I was really sceptical that acrylic paint will somehow stay in place.

I think this whole thing took me minimum of 6 months with big-big breaks for my school and life in general. But I'm really proud! This project taught me so many new skills and I couldn't have been happier about learning new knowledge, even if it sucked to fail in the meantime.

Everyone at the con was really nice and gave me a large confidence boost even tho it was my first time and I had no idea what I was doing. Taking photos with other people was really awkward/new for me as I hate cameras so I really had no idea how to pose/behave in front of one. But that's okay I think. This whole experience definitely made me want to do this again, so I think that will come with experience. Thank you for reading this far, hope you enjoyed this little summary :)

[obsob]

days are getting warmer but i am always warm when im with you ! !

[kelogsloops]

Cloud Ladder to the Moon watercolour & mixed media on paper

Excited to share that I’ve been part of 3dtotal's latest book project: Hokusai: An Artist’s Tribute! Fourteen artists (including me!) were invited to reimagine masterpieces of Katsushika Hokusai. You might not recognize his name, but you definitely know his iconic work, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa (yes, THAT wave painting).

We each documented a 15-step process showcasing how we created our pieces from start to finish. Each of us shared insights into our inspiration and artistic choices throughout the process. In my chapter, you’ll see how I recreated Hokusai’s original ink drawing, ‘Daoist Master Zhou Sheng Ascends a Cloud-Ladder to the Moon' to this very painting here

More info about the book & prints here: https://bit.ly/40jLdWL

#brbchasingdreams

prints | tutorials

[wanologic]

The print quality on the zine especially turned out great! I feel like I’ve put my face straight up to my computer without my eyes throwing a fit about it

omg thank you!!! I put a lot of effort into it, referencing digital print guides for color accuracy and everything!!

working with digital process (cmyk printing that is not offset) is very different than working with rgb (screens), and most of the comics needed some amount of recoloring. You can see it best in this one! left is the original in rgb, middle is what the computer guessed the cmyk values should be, and right is my recolor for print!

all the art got a lot of attention and I'm really happy with how it turned out!! Danny Phantom is basically exclusively made of hard to print colors (greens, navy, and purples) so it was a very fun challenge!

[jackwhiteprophetic]

AISHA REPOSTED YOU‼️‼️‼️

I WAS MAKING CHEESE SAUCE AND AISHA REPOSTED ME ON HER STORY I DIDNT BURN IT BUT I NEARLY DROPPED THE SPOON

[st-hedge]

Timelapse of this painting

[thenamesblurrito]

Catharsis

fun fact when i first saw this movie in theaters i immediately went "i HAVE to see this again so i can draw him getting ripped in half." and then i did see it again, and snuck my phone out to record this scene in a minor act of piracy bc i needed the art ref and then i drew this in the span of about 24 hrs

still extremely proud of this and would love it if y'all got this print!

[nibbelraz]

Everyone PLEASE look at this stunning commission I got from @nekoning

THIS IS THE BEST THING IN MY LIFE I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT SO MUCH AAAAAAA

[mediamime]

Sorry Sam…

Edit: Now available as a print 🐸

And for a multimedia experience (because I’m annoying):

My drawing process in motion. ribbit.

I'm not good at writing and I'm tone deaf, but you might like these things anyway? Maybe! And if not, no worries. I'm just vibing.

I ramble on AO3 about Sam and Lucifer and my weird thoughts on grace:

Technicalities (10134 words) by MediaMime

Music I associate with Sam that does NOT make me cry going to the grocery store:

[inlovewiththemooon]

ink plate

a little insight into my process - this is what my prints look like on the plate, not on paper and pressed