Melissa+F.+Portrait+of+a+Place+Research

What is a digital substrate and how do digital photographers use them? A.) A Digital Substrate is simply a surface that an artist makes a print onto. Digital photographers use this technique in many ways. They sometimes use rice paper, newspaper, cloth or anything that is not a normal surface that is usually printed onto.

What are the 3 directions that this project could take? (hint there are 3 kinds of processes used to do this sort of work, what are they?) A.) Image Transfer is one of the directions that this project could take. This is where an ink jet print is transferred to a moist surface and then run through a printing press or pinch and then rolled over with a roller to create a print B) Altered art is also one of the directions this project could take. This is when you take an already existing piece of art and the artist changes the photo C) Digital Printing Process is another direction this project could take. This is when the artist goes beyond simply printing on normal paper and uses this to print on. Then the artist also may go beyond this and paint or draw on the final photo.

Explain 3 new things you learned through this research about how to print and take photographs. A) Three new things that I learned through this research were how to print onto substrates, how to do a gel substrate, and how to do a digital transfer. These are all good things that I can use to make my final project for this unit.

Which of the artists' works did you admire most and why? A) I liked Bonny Lhotka's work the most. This was because her indigo picture was just so beautiful and of course I love flowers, so anyone that has that nice of a picture by using these new methods wins my admiration

What places are you thinking about creating a portrait of and why? I'm thinking of taking some of my pictures at either my work, Cindy's house, or my Grandma's house. This is because all of these places are very influential to me and they are very important things in my lives. Cindy's house was built in the 60's or 70's and when you walk in its a total time warp. I think some black and white photos of her house would be cool.

What mood do you hope to evoke through your photographs of this place? A) I hope to evoke the feeling of home or happiness through these places.

Which of the three techniques do you plan to use for your project? A) I really like the idea of Digital Printing Process using Image Transfer. It just looks like a cool piece of art to make. I also like the idea of printing on a canvas and making something that's digital look like a painting. Printing on a fabric also sounds like a pretty good idea to do.

What non-digital art techniques will you use? A) I may include some of my drawing or painting techniques on the final image. Along with this I like the idea of sewing onto a project and just making it look unique.