PRINTING 15TH FEBUARY 2016

• Digital transfers using the heat press worked well and created a good print onto material, although I feel the colours where a bit dull once transfer compare to the image on screen.
• Using material such as 'spacer fabric', developed my designs by giving an airtex look that made my prints more textural and had structure to the fabric compared to other materials that I have been using such as lycra, jersey and label satin.
• Some digital transfers didn't print as well but I used these as background prints for screen printing over the top, also developing on the idea of having multiple prints and layers on one design.
• I found from screen printing that the colours where more vivid and the designs where stronger.
• I felt I could experiment more when screen printing with the designs and colours, creating different layers and more experimental concepts. 
• In most of my designs I had created on Photoshop I had edited the colours which made a range of tones in one layer and unfortunately I couldn't recreate this effect with screen printing which I like, also bringing a lot of colour to my prints. I tried mixing colours on the screen before printing but this didn't have the same effect as when I digitally printed the designs. 
• I also used turquoise foiling on my samples to see if I could get a similar effect of mixed colours and I found it worked well on the lycra but not as well on the spacer fabric. Giving a new element to the designs, making these samples stand out.