NATALIE CHAN'S PORTFOLIO

I EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OF PRINTING, USING DIFFERENT SURFACES FOR PRINTING PLATES AND DIFFERENT PAPERS TO PRINT ON.

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AS THIS UNIT WAS ABOUT MATCHBOX CAFE, I DECIDED TO LINO CUT THE CHINESE CHARACTERS "喜喜冰室”. I PRINTED IT ON VARIOUS THIN PAPERS SUCH AS CALLIGRAPHY PAPER AND PAPER USED FOR WRITING CHINESE GREETINGS.

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MY MAJOR COLOUR SCHEME WAS RED, BLACK AND WHITE AS THESE ARE STEREOTYPICAL COLOURS THAT REPRESENT CHINESE CULTURE AND MATCHBOX CAFE, AS WELL AS THEM BEING BOLD.

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I ALSO USED THE TECHNIQUE OF STYROFOAM PRINTING BY CARVING THE IMAGES OF THE CLOCK AND A PICTURE OF DRINKS THAT ARE IN THE CAFE. THIS WAS A GOOD METHOD ALTHOUGH THE PRINTING PLATE GOT WEAKER AND WEAKER AS I ADDED MORE PAINT AND INK TO IT.