POSTER IN CONTEXT...

MAKERS MARK POSTER...

The Poster I made:

'MAKING OUR MARK...a mark well made'.

I think it works nicely. In context, creative, hand made...Nice

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MAKER'S MARK PRINT!!

Maker's Mark Poster:

What I am doing here is using the technique of wax printing, and using it within context.

I have chosen to create an advertising poster for 'Maker's Mark' using my wax printing technique. I have chosen to do this because it is in context with the brand, and what I am doing for this project.

The words 'Making Our Mark' I have chosen specifically because it is also in context with what I am doing (Mark Making), and it also relates to the name of the brand. I like the theme of stamping there mark on things, just like the brand does.

The poster will be simple and eye-catching. As I do not have red wax, this poster will have to be printed by hand in wax, the created in photoshop to get the right colours and alignment fit for advertising purposes.

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MAKER'S MARK!!!!

After some research I found:

Maker’s Mark is a small batch bourbon whiskey that is distilled in Loretto, Kentucky by Fortune Brands. It is sold in distinctively squarish bottles, which are sealed with red wax. The distillery offers tours, and is part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

The Maker's Mark brand involves red wax as there main form of identity and advertising. Which is perfect for me as my project is about experimenting with print & wax as my main form of mark making, so to combine the two will be another experiment.

CAN THIS GO ANY FURTHER?...

Right:

Now that I have discovered myself a new printing technique (Which is proberly the hardest thing I have ever done in my life) can I push this any further. Can this be used as a form of advertising, im not sure.

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NEW PRINT (ON REALLY NICE PAPER STOCK)

Another Print:

Its really working well for me now, simple text, no too fussy and over worked. This print has a lot of texture to it.

I'm really enjoying a printing technique that I never would have thought of attempting.

Success.

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MISSION ACOMPLISHED...

Nice:

Having broke the wording down to just 'WAX MELTS' made the printing technique a lot easier, and was far easier to control the wax when using the stencil.

So Happy Days.

Where to now??

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ANOTHER GO AT PRINTING

RAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is really anoying me now. Yet again with two people I am still struggling to make a print out of wax.

What I am thinking though, is the 'wording' too complex.

Now I think I should make a new stencil, but this time, cut the wording down, to make it more controlable and easier.

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THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER...

NEW APPROACH...

My new approach did not work for me, the molds I created out of foam board was not sufficient enough.
The wax seeped through and stuck to the whole of the mold, making it hard for me to release the wax letters, so when I did they only broke and crumbled.

What I propose to do now is have another go at printing with my stencil again. This time having a help in hand.

Lets see how this pans out.

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NEW APPROACH...

Having failed with my last print below, I am now trying to make 3D letters out of wax, using multiple foam board cutouts. I am Still not sure what I am trying to achieve here, but the fact doing another experiment with the same proccess and element keeps the project moving in another direction.

I will find a way of producing a print /  typography using wax.

THE NEXT PRINT...

WELL NO...

Did not work again. quite like the rugged typographic look though. But its not what I want.

The issues I am coming accross:

- Speed: I need to be quicker as the wax melts and sticks to the stencil, which makes it break when I pull the stencil away.

- Just Myself: I need a second pair of hands, for someone to push down hard on the stencil, while I place the wax in the area.

- The wax dry's very quickly: I need to be faster at placing the wax.

Moving on


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NEW STENCIL...

Lets see if this style of stencil will work.

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THE PRINT...

WELL...

As we can all see it done exactly what I thought it would, it bled through just like I thought it would, and made a complete mess of it.

Black card is far too flimsy and thin. I need to use something else like foam board, which is a lot stronger and will not flap about so much when printing.

lets try stenciling foam board.

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MELTING THE WAX...

Simply cut up so it is easier to melt, and heat slowly so the wax doesn't boil and make a complete mess.

I'm quite excited and very nervous that this will either work, or be a complete sham ball.

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MAKING THE STENCILS...

Making the stencil is easy enough. I do have a couple of concerns though, like when I spray paint, paint often bleeds behind the paper and creates not a nice look. As the wax will be in a liquid form I am 80% certain this will happpen.

Let wait and see.

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THE STENCIL...

I'm not going for anything ground breaking here, the process will be tricky enough. I dont want to worry about any fiddly bits at this stage, I am just going for a simple square San serif font (Impact) which is easy to stencil, and has a nice relevant message.

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stenciling...?

Stenciling is a technique which I have often used to make artwork etc, and in this case I think it will work.

I would have to make a solid stencil, melt the wax, and then pour over the stencil. I have a feeling i will have to let the wax cool down a lot so the wax is not too runny, overwise it will bleed through under the stencil and it will look a mess.

this will not be an easy process, but experimentation will be the key.

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WHAT WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO PRINT WAX?

The question I have got is how can I print melted wax. Which will be extremely hot, uncontrollable, and a very runny texture.

The wax will also go hard quite quickly so speed will be a vital element for this type of printing.

I have never come across someone that prints melted wax so for me this is a design first...

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NEW EXPERIMENT

Following on from the wax experiments, I like the idea about using candle wax as a new way of mark / print making. The main element that I like about candle wax is that it can be as a liquid form, and as a solid form.

So what I am purposing is that I use candle wax, either as a solid for or as a liquid form, as a way to print.

The question is how will I do this, candle wax will be very hard to print, as it will be hot. The key in this investigation is finding the right way to make this print technique to work.

Let the experimenting begin...

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WHERE IS THIS GOING?

Right, following my experiments I now know that wax crayon and watery ink does not mix. The idea that generated from my childhood, and from the recent project from Anthony Burrill concerning the Oil and water do not mix.

I also know that hair wax and watery ink also do not mix...

I now need to try and devise a way of using this typographic style with experimenting with something else. This could end up as pieces of experimental art, or I could use it graphically sum where else.

There may be a clue with the wax, I'm thinking of producing some ad campaigns for a hair product using the wax & ink technique?

I'm not sure.

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YESSS!!!!

Indeed it works, just like I thought it would.

Paper has never smelt so good.

HAIR WAX???

Here i found a tub of hair wax, basicly the experiment I am about to do is the same idea as the crayon, but spreading this hair wax, and then inking over the top to see if they have the same outcome.

THE OUTCOME...

As you can see the outcome is successful, I quite like the unplanned messy look the typography has along with the brush stoke texture. This is very far from what my other design work looks like.

This leaves me with what to do next...

In some way there must be a way of how I can use this in something else to push it further. Something typographic, advertising, or even to experiment with other products that contain wax.

BLIND MARK MAKING

In this picture I have created a mark spelling wax & ink. You can not see it because the crayon is the same colour as the paper. This process is interesting as I can not see how it is going to look until I brush the ink over the top.

I quite like the randomness, and the not knowing how it will look.

THE TOOLS!...

Here I have are 2 white crayons and a bottle of ready mixed poster paint.

LET THE EXPERIMENTING BEGIN!!!...

Time to get away from this dame screen...

With my investigation I am going to 'Go back to the old skool' and to experiment with crayon and ink. exploring negative and positive.

For me a revised way of mark making, this was a complete accident, coming across this as a child, but now I think its time to re experiment.

This is going to be fun!

THIS HAS MADE ME THINK...

I have had a thought:

When I was a wee nipper, I remember drawing with crayons, "probably fireman Sam or something", and I remember the crayon running out. I then switched over to felt tip pen to finish the drawing off, I tried to colour in over the crayon, and it didn't work, at this time I think I had a paddy and chucked it away.

But could this have been because the ink would not sit on the crayon??

Does ink not sit on crayon... 

Well what am I sitting here for, lets find out!!....

OIL & WATER??? HMMM...

So why dont they Mix??...

Mix some food colouring into some water in a jar and pour a bit of vegetable oil in. Give it a good shake and leave it for a moment. At first it might look like it has mixed, and then small droplets of oil form, and join with other droplets to make larger and larger drops, until the oil settles on the top of the water.

Water molecules are polar – they have a small positive charge at one end and a small negative charge at the other end, and they stick to each other. Oil molecules are non-polar – they have no charge. Because of this, oil molecules are more attracted to each other than to water molecules, and water molecules are more attracted to each other than to oil molecules.

Oil and water can be forced to mix together by adding an emulsifier (see 'Making an Emulsion'). This creates a stable mixture of water with droplets of oil spread through it, or oil with droplets of water spread through it, that does not settle out.

http://www.scienceprojectideas.co.uk/why-oil-water-dont-mi

MORE ANTHONY BURRILL...

Now thats what I am talking about:

Making screen prints out of dirt, water & oil. Fooking genius.

In context - Meaningful - Bold - I think I just wet myself...

ANTHONY BURRILL...

Love his work:

I have recently fallen in love with Anthonys work. Its very graphic, humorous & meaningful. Working with wood cuts is not something I will be experimenting with at this time, but again its shows forms of mark making that is also away from the screen. I like the simplicity of the works above, there not confusing and over worked, they are beautiful graphic pieces.

I want my work to have a simple look, yet I want it to have reason and to be in context. I dont think there is any point experimenting with something if I dont think it is going anywhere. This will be something I will have to bare in mind for the future of my project.