Ink Bleeding on Photography

To further develop the idea of ink bleeding, I decided to produce more bleeding onto photographs, because I have intended on using photography from the being because I have an interest in the medium. I don't believe that it will work, because of the high concentrated ink already on the paper's surface. I decided that my 3D photography could be developed if combined with this process, I decided to use them for this experimentation process.

Front

I thickened the outlines present in this image, and then applied hair spray. On the front, I thought not much had changed. However, the bleeding ink and the removal of a photograph by the Biro being pushed on it, makes the images look like a glitch because it's unusual. 

Back

The ink surprisingly transferred onto the back, even with the material being thick photography paper. The back piece allows the outlines to become the focus, by removing all other details found within the photo. I've decided for that reason to keep the back viewable, by fixing it to the sketchbook with thread. 

Front

Back

I wanted to find out if this technique was successful at capturing a texture. So, I decided to use this photograph of bark I took during my travels. On the other side, lines formed the texture through the quick application of Biro. The back has an expressive abstract nature because the form of the bark isn't visible. 

Front

Back

I found from my experiments off the photography on the previous post, that structures were the most successful for this technique of ink bleeding. Hence, the reason why I decided to use a photograph of a city area. However, from this experience I found the photo over detailed, making it hard to find areas of focus and line. The ink bleed on the front made the image hard to make out, yet this was further emphasised through the pink and green effect I gave the photograph with photoshop. 

On the back, I found the ink spread across the paper like a root. I believe this was due to myself pressing the Biro pen down with more force than the others.

Front

Back 

I found the red background on this piece, allowed the blue Biro to become more clear than in previous examples. 

The aid of Bleaching 

I decided to apply bleach to the photograph to find out the result. I used a paintbrush to apply it, the rubbing of the brush on the photograph removed and faded out parts. I feel that the bleaching on this photograph didn't work very successfully, because of the already rough texture it possessed. 

I decided to try controlling the bleach more by using a biro pen, to remove parts of the photograph. I first applied a layer of bleach over the photograph, and then scratched into it using a pen following the path upwards. The path at the time seemed to possess the most line. The end result reminds me of the long exposure technique used in photography. 



















I wanted to find out what combining both the ink bleeding and bleaching technique would produce. The result is made evident by this example. I first drew the lines I found within the photograph, then I applied hair spray. This resulted in the typical ink bleed. After the ink had dried, I applied bleach using a paint brush. The bleach seemed to have the most effect on where I drew the lines, removing the ink and leaving behind white, plain lines. The bleach seemed to have mixed with the ink creating a tinted effect. 

On the back, the ink remained more evident, than what it does on the front, Furthermore, the bleach seeped through the lines and removed the closest ink present. I like the fact that the lines appear illuminated, like its a neon sign. However, this clearly contrasts the old mansion found within the photograph. 

Front 

I tried applied layers to the process, to find it this was successful and developed the piece in any way. I believed that I had been too strict with applying the Biro pen, so with this one, I aimed to be expressive. I felt that this piece wasn't successful because the layering drew too much attention and almost made the biro unnoticeable. Furthermore, the back didnt capture an expressive tone, it could have done with different colours and movement. It seems roo circular

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