Here is the series of final postcards. Im actually really happy with how these turned out. Obviously they are not perfect but mono printing does not yield perfection and thats its beauty. The unpredicted textures, noise and marks are what make them so appealing and interesting; the prints are as hands on as the process is.
On the top and bottom one it is evident where the paper for my template has broken down after being rolled through so many times, allowing some ink to pass through creating the grain of maroon ink, but I think this really adds to the overall quality to them. There were some that were way too grainy, obstructing the design, but these finals have the right balance.
The middle print turned out near perfect. With how I had trimmed the bottom print and with using and A4 plate with an A5 template, it was basically impossible to line up the layers properly, and took guessing to get anywhere close. But miraculously this one just worked out and lines up perfectly.
I ended up printing the bottom one the wrong way around; the circle was supposed to be on the bottom and the square on the top of the print, however I think I prefer it this way around anyway. It was just due to me putting the template the wrong way around, but I think it has more balance compositionally the way it is in this one.
This basically goes to show how unpredictable and exciting analogue printing is. Happy accidents are plentiful and make for a very engaging process which is full of surprises and challenges and tests but it all just makes it all the more rewarding when it actually works out well.
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