Printing

I did a printing workshop which involves rolling ink onto a plastic sheet then removing some of the ink to form a pattern before pressing the inked side of the sheet onto paper to create a print. I first practised with some simple patterns from the artist work I studied but these did not turn out clearly so I tried working from a Francis Bacon 1933 painting "Crucifixion" which had a more solid and distinct shape. I photographed the ink on the sheet because I liked the texture and varying tones where the ink had been wiped and sponged off. However the prints were unsuccessful and blurry, failing to show the delicacy of the variations in the ink. I feel this may be more successful if I tried it with various colours together as then the focus would be on the colour more than the detail which was lost in the prints. I also think it might have worked better if I had used more ink or pressed harder with the roller to allow the image to come through more.