Another try at a reduction print

finished print

original sketch

The print on the left hand side of this page is a true reduction print, printed in four colors and made with just one screen. The term "reduction" means that the printed area was reduced for each color . I used Speedball drawing fluid and screen filler to make the four stencils for this print. I will be posting the steps soon.

I just came across this quote that explains the process better than I could - "A screen print composed of images printed through a number of stencils can be extremely complex. All the stencil images must work together to make a final, single statement. This requirement is complicated by the fact that the finished statement is not revealed until the last stencil has been printed. Each stencil adds its own particular elements to the final effect. All stencils contribute some degree of modification, some more than others. The stencils are printed sequentially, one color at a time, one over the other. Each color is printed in turn on all copies in the edition before the next color is applied. Thus, the size of the edition cannot be increased after the second stencil has been printed..." Lawrence Rugolo, The Process of ScreenPrinting "