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how i made this riso print of sharmila tagore! *ΰ©β©β§βΛ
Howdy! (β’Μα΄β’ΜβΏ)
Today I am gonna be breaking down how I made this 11x17 riso print of Sharmila Tagore! β‘β§βΛ I LOVE how it turned out and think the process is so cool, so letβs get into it ~
Ingredients
1 cup of gold glitter
1 tablespoon of red sequins
1 ounce of blue color-shifting acrylic paint
1 ounce of orange color-shifting acrylic paint
A dash of Mod Podge
1 exacto knife
1 micron pen
1 collage kit
Directions
Step 1
The first step I did was to make myself a collage kit. I decided to keep it fairly simple and just use two images:
Step 2
The next step is to collage and paint until you reach your heartβs desire. β‘β§βΛ I chose to use color-shifting acrylic paint because it adds a nice metallic feel when you scan your piece! I recommend this paint!
I also recommend mixing fine glitter into clear Mod Podge, and painting layers of that onto areas that you really want to sparkle! I did this on the gold trim on her scarf.
I also went in and drew on little details like eyelashes with a Micron pen during this step!
Step 3
After scanning your collage, itβs time to bring it into Photoshop!
At this point, I created a background for the piece, digitally, with gradients!
Step 4
Itβs time to retouch the physical collage!
I started off by smoothing out big areas like her skin, and the fabric on her outfit, so you couldnβt tell how pixelated the original photo was.
The next thing I did was add in more glitter digitally! I added little star flakes over the areas that were already sparkly, and used the dodge/burn tool in Photoshop to make the pre-existing sparkles pop! *ΰ©β©β§βΛ
After this, I decided I wanted to add some jewelry to her hair! I found a random image of a tikka that was at the same angle as the photo of her, and added it in!
Step 5
Now, bring your background and collage together!
Itβs okay if the colors look harsh here! Everything will soften up when you print. (βΉβ‘βΉ)
Step 6
Prep your layers for print! β‘β§βΛ
I will be using the colors Fluo Pink, Yellow, and Blue - so I will separate my image into three corresponding channels!
Step 7
Letβs start printing!
I always being with the yellow layer, and then print the pink over it! *If you want your image to be really fluorescent, I recommend printing two layers of pink!*
Once you are satisfied with your yellow and pink layers, print your final layer! β‘β§βΛ
The Final Product
Bonus!
Misprints are always my favorite part of any project! Here are two gems that got offset by another print I was working on:
And a closeup:
Thank you for tuning in! I hope this was fun to read through!! β‘β§βΛ
- <3 misha!!!