Tuesday, July 23, 2019

"Cleaning Prints" of Stencils


Every once in a while, after using a stencil, I take the trouble to clean it, always on old newspapers or other scrap papers.  (To clean them, I use Windex and/or rubbing alcohol with a soft rag.)  And a few times, those cleaning-prints please my eye as much as the original prints ...


Above:  This print was made with the 6" x 6" stencil Pressed Leaves.


Above:  This is the cleaning print created with the 6" x 6" stencil Pressed Leaves.


Below is a multi-layered print developed with my 9" x 12" stencil Queen Anne's Lace....




And -- altho the original artwork was a different one from what's shown above, below is a similar cleaning-print made with the same stencil  --




When the cleaning prints turn out this well, I wish I'd used better background paper!

The 9" x 12" stencil Queen Anne's Lace looks like this in its entirety --




Below is a cleaning print made with part of my 9" x 12" stencil/mask Garden Montage ....




This stencil/mask looks like this in its entirety --




Below is a cleaning print that happened with my 9" x 12" stencil It's a Jungle Out There ....




It's a Jungle Out There itself looks like this --




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