Alternative Process #3

Aperture: f5.6, Shutter Speed: 1/25

For my final alternative process, I decided to do a silkscreen. To start the process, I took pictures of my friend Olivia's eyes open and closed. After that, I put the pictures on photoshop and posterized them until only black and white were shown. I played around with the brightness, contrast and exposure until I felt the right amount of detail was shown. Then I printed them and had them transfered onto acetate. I stapled silk onto a canvas and covered it in emulsion. After letting it dry, I projected the images from the acetate onto the silkscreen using a light board. I scrubbed away the loose emulsion, leaving me with a silkscreen with my images on it. I placed the silkscreen over my t-shirts and used black and white fabric ink to press through the silkscreen, leaving the image on my shirts. I'm really happy with the way they turned out and I think I'll actually end up wearing them too!