Final collaborative serigraph print
The serigraph was printed in two phases -- first, printing the artificial intelligence altered drawing from 3 color separation screens; and then superimposing the black original line figure drawing over that.
First we printed out my drawing after it was doctored in artificial intelligence (Google's Deep Dream Generator program). I had uploaded all the high resolution files in a previous blog post, which could then be downloaded in Mexico.
Taller 75 Grados then color separated the artificial intelligence result, and printed the image in cyan-yellow-magenta oil based inks -- the 4th black screen was reserved for printing the original line drawing.
The original unaltered, line drawing was printed last, in black (with a little transparent base), superimposed over the Deep Dream colored drawing. We needed to bring out the human figure in this way, as the alterations of the artificial intelligence program obscured the original image too much.
(before being altered in Deep Dream Generator),
which was silk screened over the
colored artificial intelligence altered drawing
Normally I use Photoshop to revive the image. I superimpose and fade the original black drawing on top of the version colored by artificial intelligence.
Later Manuel Guerra added a hand drawn halo to the final serigraph image.
Two "negatives" --
One of the 3 colors,
and original line drawing (right),
to be printed on top of the colored print,
in black
An individual "negative" was produced,
for each of the three colors --
cyan, magenta, and yellow
Each color negative was separately
exposed to a screen
Two of the 3 color "negatives"
burned into one screen
Printing the magenta color
Maestro Arturo Negrete
looks at the stack
with the first colored printed
Ultimately yellow was screen printed,
to give a full color version
Then the original line drawing
was silk screened in black
on top of the full colored image
With, and without black --
the finished print to the left
has the original line drawing
printed on top of the colors
Full production mode
The first phase --
with the original black line drawing,
printed on top of the cym(not k) colored variation
produced by artificial intelligence
MANUEL GUERRA
COLLABOR
ATION
After viewing the first phase, Manuel Guerra decided to draw an Aztec green halo around the head of the figure.
Envisioned in the computer
A real sized template is printed out,
and placed on top of the screen print
Manuel Guerra hand drew the Aztec dragon
Then Manuel hand drew the green background,
behind the Aztec dragon
Both the drawings on transparent paper--
of the Aztec dragon and the green background,
placed over the actual sized figure drawing
Both the drawings --
of the Aztec dragon and the green background,
were burned into a screen
A bit of red color
was added to the green background,
to dull it slightly
First the green background was printed
Then the Aztec dragon was printed
Manuel Guerra signing the final edition
Krrrl (me)
signing the final edition
SANTA FE EXHIBITION
A previous Photoshop print of my altered drawing (without the Manuel Guerra collaboration), was printed out digitally, and submitted to the "Shakespeare On the Wall" exhibition in Santa Fe, which opened on August 23rd, 2019, at "A Gallery Somewhere."
"We Know What We Are, But Not What We May Be"
Update:
Two serigraphs were donated to the fundraisers for the El Paso shooting victims -- one to the Roderick Arts Center, and the other to Galeria Cinco Puntos in El Paso. The exhibitions were August 10 - 11, 2019.
The serigraph was also shown in Tucson at Raices Taller for the "Collaborations" exhibition, September 14 - October 21st, 2019.
Hanging at Raices Taller in Tucson
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