OUGD406 - Studio Brief 02 - Screenprinting

All three banknote designs were printed over the course of several hours as each note consisted of six different layers and required a short drying period between printing. The background layers of the designs were printed first and the details were added over the top. There were a few technical issues with printing some of the finer details, such as the small text and the star pattern, as the thick ink started to dry in the screen after several prints, but this was easily solved by wiping down the screen with a damp sponge.

Originally I had intended to print with glow-in-the-dark ink to add an additional layer to the star pattern, and to print with a clear medium to create areas of shiny texture. However both of these inks proved more problematic than I had anticipated due to the small details, and so I decided not to print with them for this version of the banknotes. With practice, and perhaps a larger surface area of the design to print with, these inks would prove highly effective in portraying the sci-fi nature of the notes.

During the printing of the background layers I decided to change the colours of the second and third notes to create a gradient across the notes so there was distinct difference between each of the designs.