One of my biggest downfalls creatively is that I struggle with reconciling what I see in my head with what I actually create. I have definitely spent a lot of time making something only to throw it in the trash afterwards because it was so far off from what I intended.In my screenprinting class at DIY Printing, my first project was  DSLR camera print. I was pretty proud of it because I made something using a technique I’ve so long admired. I tried so hard to be cool with the end product. So what if I didn’t plan for the fact the image would flip and my camera turned out left-handed? So what if my lines weren’t too straight? I made it! But after the buzz of seeing my finished piece wore off, I was a little like, “Eh.”

The next project we did let us be more exact by working with transparencies to create our screenprints. Ohmigod so much easier. I played around with a picture of a warthog and was pretty excited to see how would turn out. I love it!!!

I went from this image

to this print.
Here’s a print without the green background.
Totally patting myself on the back here, but this is great. In fact, this is better than what I saw in my head. I can’t wait to get started on the next project!
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