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Multicolor Block Prints With Plywood & Spray Paint

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In which I create a 4-foot-wide, 8-color woodblock print from a photograph, using off-the-shelf spray paint and a single sheet of plywood.
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@nefariousyawn Год назад

The vintage computer sound effects were a nice touch, really nostalgic for me. I'm impressed by the kind of work you can get done on such an old setup.

@MrBiggie280 Год назад

"just Google uncut wood". 🤣🤣 I had to stop the video so I could finish laughing. Thank you for yet another great video.

@AvengerDK Год назад

Omg. I was just thinking: "Watching Wesley's videos is like going on an adventure" ... at the EXACT moment Wesley said ".. as an adventure". Mind BLOWN.

@davebauerart Год назад

ALL printmakers no matter how much experienced are only one project away from forgetting to reverse the design. Never goes away.

@LerrySanders Год назад

I genuinely appreciate the little sounds you put in the background of your video. Nothing like hearing a 30 year old hard drive spin up. Don't hear those sounds too often anymore.

@TheDarkPreacher65 Год назад

When it comes to making art, there are no mistakes, only features that have character. Both of those prints turned out awesome.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thank you!

@JV-pu8kx Год назад

And they inspire this artist! Now, if only I had access to a CNC router. 🤔

@LostDryerSocks Год назад

In the words of the late Bob Ross (RIP), "we don't make mistakes; we have happy accidents".

@nearlyworthless1674 Год назад

I'm a printer/sign maker...I also collect printing plates...I love this video.

@cheeto4493 Год назад

Nothing awkward about that one, outro and all. IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!

@justinbanks2380 Год назад

"let's try something harder. 'Cause why bother getting it right before making it more complicated?" LoL I think we all do that way more often than we should. Thanks for that part to let us know we're not alone! 😆

@TheBoptillyoudrop Год назад

Now you are doing xylography, with spray can colours and plywood - mad! Carving away layers secure it being unica, so flippin' cool!

@Bombtheory Год назад

Wesley, thank you for keeping in the mistakes; it helps to know I’m not the only one that screws up.

@thebullettrain1757 Год назад

This idea and the super glue skull are the most creative CNC projects on RU-vid. Really great stuff!

@GoingtoHecq Год назад

That open sign is a great print. The texture from the wood is fantastic and really mirrors the look of like frayed plywood.

@cps5698 Год назад

Really dig these prints! Some possibly useful tips: Start with wood panel and paper oversized by a couple of inches on one side. (To be trimmed off finished print later.) X carvel 2 small, deep holes near either end of extra wood, and make identical pair of holes in paper. Use snug fitting pegs to register paper to wood in precisely the same spot with each color printing. For great sky ombre effect spray 2 or 3 shades of blue (or blue and perhaps a pale rose for horizon), and then print in one pull. Looking forward to future plywood prints!

@WildmanTech Год назад

Those antique computer sounds really take me back. I love the dumb counter. Tempted to make one of those.

@gigafinger666 Год назад

I love seeing the Dumb Board make an appearance (even though it causes you pain) 😅😅

@justinbanks2380 Год назад

"that's enough experimenting. I don't want to completely know what I'm doing before I forget ahead. Takes all the thrilling anxiety out of" it! I felt this soooo much, 😂 Why do we do this to ourselves?

@lucyl.4356 Год назад

That finished sign came out amazing I love it ! This was a really interesting video I enjoyed your excitement.

@fooplinger Год назад

Those spinning disk sounds.

@sgsax Год назад

These look so cool! The added texture from the wood is something you don't get from linoleum carving blocks. I need to try this! Thanks for sharing!

@jeffjanuary1851 Год назад

I used to pass that sign on my way to work at Griffith Energy every day! I always wanted that pool sign but someone beat me to it, Great job!

@peoplecallmepeechez Год назад

Very cool! Llove the texture the grain gives. So cool and using the cnc makes pretty quick work relative to using another tool. Also the imperfections is what makes some prints perfect. That's what I love about the poster artist Earl Newman who uses paper stencils in screenprinting, causes registration problems but that's some of the best parts of each poster.

@schroederb2007 Год назад

this was rad! at first i was like "YOU COULD REUSE THAT" but in the end i like the exclusivity! i too like the imperfections. can't wait for the jimmy d collab! also I'm too afraid to google "uncut wood"

@craigduddles5650 Месяц назад

Never seen anybody use spray paint for print making. Works pretty good. As you likely know most printmakers apply ink with a brayer. Your barren is brilliant. I use a print making press. Many ways to get it done. I've toyed with the idea of using CNC router for printing and you are the first one I've seen do it with plywood. Convinces me to try it. Another route, if you use Photoshop you can select colors in GIF creation then image trace and refine in Illustrator.

@tree_carcass_mangler Год назад

Some interesting techniques, and some great sound effects. Thanks for posting, and thumbs up.

@SeraphimKnight Год назад

21st Century Andy Warhol's take on Ukiyoe... I like it 😁

@CoreyD76 Год назад

Amazing! This was the most creative use of a cnc I've seen. I really need to figure how to make these for myself.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thanks! I'm thinking of doing a follow-up with step-by-step instructions. Have to see how this video does in the coming days.

@MyGrowthRings Год назад

So beautiful, Wesley! So many lessons learned, too. Scott

@OhHeyTrevorFlowers Год назад

The hard drive spin up noise! 😂

@mattiasfagerlund Год назад

Most people make more than one wood block print from their wood blocks... Nice work!

@davidcolson6622 Год назад

Back in Art School . . Wow the decades ago, we were assigned a very similar assignment using blocks of wood with 2 layers of smooth floor laminate to carve into to be hand printed on our own hand made paper. See. Totally similar. What I would have given for an x-carve for my chosen grapes in a wine bottle, but we were still amazed by dot matrix printers Wonderful textures via the paper though. Great video, fantastic project.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thanks!

@D.B.. Год назад

You could probably do 4 posters at once: hinge tape 1 each on all 4 sides of the plywood and fold up/transfer the colour to each poster, in turn, for every paint layer.

@fixins Год назад

We'll call you David Bull! Neat project.

@davebauerart Год назад

Nice results! I love the exploration and experimentation, I think that’s where a lot of interesting results come from in printmaking. We’re thinking about a large community black carving for Maker Camp 2023.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Ooh, interesting idea. Everybody does a square.

@MyLilMule Год назад

Wood block photocopying. Brilliant.

@4coryw Год назад

Great video! I'm impressed with how well the colors transfer. Never played with anything like that, but I'll have to give it a try.

@MakeSomething Год назад

This is so freakin cool! Never knew I could use spray paint.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

It's magic in a can! 💖

@DiodePress Год назад

Great Prints! Love the woodgrain texture popping through, and looking forward to seeing more print videos!

@negotiableaffections Год назад

Beautiful, Wes, just beautiful! Don't know where to begin. . . ok, the wood grain definitely brings an extra quality to the 'nostalgic' aesthetic that this subject matter demands. Your selection of colours and your 'oiled-out' effects are superb too. As an EX-silkscreen printer, I think your registration system (2 bits of blue tape) could use an upgrade and then, perhaps, you could make multiple prints. However, now you have produced a 'master-image', I see nothing wrong with using a print service to produce multiples [esp of the big one] - Definitely a merch-opportunity.

@spencerbass7142 Год назад

They look really neat.

@MobertRiller Год назад

You are welcome to come use our larger format proof presses and letterpress ink to do this sometime.

@decoycreativedistractions Год назад

Wesley... it looks AMAZING! Seriously good, I love it. Very cool technique indeed.

@myspacetv7 Год назад

I enjoyed the wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.

@garagemonkeysan Год назад

Great video. Project is so cool. The process of milling off the previous print was avant garde. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@barrishautomotive Год назад

Ok, everyone don't bid on the Open sign. I'm the high bidder at the moment and I want to keep it that way. Not sure that's how auctions really work, but it's worth a shot.

@29lookingood Год назад

Wow, it turned out great 👍💙

@chaserwilliams1 Год назад

Man! That looks so freaking cool!

@SimplyAlteringMaterials Год назад

Really loved this project, it turned out beautiful! Have you looked into flooring panels that have the rubber bottoms? The first thing I thought of when I seen you creating these prints. I think the rubber bottoms to flooring panels would take on spray can paint like a rubber stamp would leaving a pretty sweet press. Maybe some inspiration for you for another video, perhaps? Thank you for sharing these amazing videos and your beautiful creations! 😃👍

@89degreestudio56 Год назад

Can't wait to see the rest of the air hockey table build!

@mojowirehq Год назад

This is REALLY awesome, thanks for putting me on to this idea of advanced block printing, just the look I love :D

@tannerjamesart1993 Год назад

Could always use sanding sealer before painting to help with the paint absorption 👍

@bobbonham4823 Год назад

Fantastic!!! I did a couple of wood block prints a few years ago, now I want to do more!! Thanks!!!!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

You should!

@pferguson2212 Год назад

Wow, stunning work as always!

@nefariousyawn Год назад

I think I've been to that motel. They had color tv.

@JBLewis Год назад

Great video!

@barthanes1 Год назад

Aaaaaahahaha, I could see those search results possibly not being what was expected.

@907goose Год назад

I love this channel and am happy to be a Patreon subscriber! This is awesome stuff!

@californigirl Год назад

You make fantastic works!

@dangoras9152 Год назад

That's pretty awesome... Keep it up brother

@JunkWorkshop Год назад

This Was sooo sooo sooo inspiring buddy! I love your style and attitude. Greetings from Sicily!

@robshamel3210 Год назад

These are awesome! Thanks for sharing. They are beautiful.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thank you!

@HyperactiveNeuron Год назад

Ah the quote of the day... Why bother getting it right before making it more complicated... LOL! That's one to remember

@davecross5317 Год назад

Always good stuff Wesley. ;)

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thanks!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

✨ Limited-edition woodblock prints are now available at www.wesleytreat.com/shop/blockprints! ✨

@iannesbitt2986 Год назад

Very cool!

@davidquerry8869 Год назад

Loved this video

@GibClark Год назад

Coooooool 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 awesome burn!!!!!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thank you, sir! Good to see you at camp!

@GibClark Год назад

@@WesleyTreat good to see you as well

@tomc7376 Год назад

I probably shouldn't tell you this but... you can print big blocks by running over 'em with a steamroller

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE Год назад

Very cool gives me a idea for some posters

@matthewatkinson7558 Год назад

Amazing

@Route9Signs Год назад

You are just brilliant sir. This came out great.

@aimDiego Год назад

Maybe DiResta could let you borrow one of his printing presses!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Funny enough, i was just photographing them this afternoon for more block print inspiration.

@eatenkate Год назад

Printmaking teacher here - get yourself some oil-based printmaking inks for guaranteed 170% More Awesome, Fun and Control! (I mean i really do love what you managed to create with a quick-drying medium like spray paint, i just can't help myself)

@Globaltalentgt Год назад

Great video

@caseycaldwell6843 Год назад

Day 1 of asking for part 2 of the Gonk Droid build!!

@LH782 Год назад

Now if you'd stain the paper with tea to make it look old it would introduce even more meta-levels of patina.

@behindthemistakes Год назад

This just made me want a laser even more......and a mechanical robot hand of course 🤖😁

@tracybowling1156 Год назад

Hey Wesley! You are a really good artist. I like how you think up these really interesting ideas. And I like how they turn into great projects. And then into must see videos. I have to say, Jimmy couldn't have found a better person to help him with the sign. I loved last year's burn as well. I hope you had tons of fun. Now, go get some sleep! ☺️💤 P.S. The ending was great. It was totally you being your funny, awesome, and handsome self!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thanks, I appreciate it! (But, for the record, Jimmy's the one doing the helping. 😜)

@tracybowling1156 Год назад

@@WesleyTreat Of course he is! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@dannyjepp985 Год назад

I was surprised how well the paint transferred. I've tried this before and it's tough to keep the paint wet long enough without oversaturating the block. It would be neat to try this with linoleum. Not sure if the linoleum would hold up or if it would rapidly dull the bit.

@mhoover Год назад

Even better if you used a press. I bet you could build a dandy.

@MrQuickLine Год назад

Wesley, I hope you're still reading comments on this video. I made a snarky comment when the video came out that you should have flipped the image before exporting. I'm regretting having posted that and I'm sorry; even more sorry if it made you feel belittled. I'm a big fan of your channel, I'm glad I subscribed. I love your projects and creativity, and I hope you keep going for a long time to come.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Nah, don't worry about it. I appreciate the thought!

@KhaledAlSaadany Год назад

Fyi, a colour printer is a lot cheaper than a CNC machine, and it doesn't consume wood!

@KhaledAlSaadany Год назад

😆

@oxenforde Год назад

11:09 Skip to the best part. (The dance montage.)

@hosshoffer7579 Год назад

Andy Warhol would be proud.

@MrQuickLine Год назад

I'm surprised that you didn't learn to reverse it in Illustrator before any of the layer exports!

@WesleyTreat Год назад

That's what I intended to do, but just corrected it in Easel with the first test. The others I thankfully remembered to reverse. 👍‍

@39FORTYWATER Год назад

Awe just go buy some more!😮‍💨😖🤣

@Mizzelphug Год назад

I can see this is experimental for you but it's mind boggling to me after working in printing for ~20years. Why not just make 1 block for each color plate instead of destroying the previous to build the next? You'll have the repeatability option to run an edition even if you don't end up using it ever again.

@stanleyshostak2737 Год назад

That wouldn’t make each print one of a kind. IDK that’s just cool.

@Mizzelphug Год назад

@@stanleyshostak2737 Prints rarely are one of a kind because it's not worth the setup effort otherwise. He even admitted to having a second copy of the smaller piece. :)

@WesleyTreat Год назад

It's highly doubtful I would do multiple runs of the same image, and I wouldn't want to store all those plates, anyway. Plus, the unrepeatability of the run, to me, makes the prints more intriguing.

@psgouros Год назад

It helps if you just think of it as a form of painting… it’s commonly referred to as “suicide prints”, though the traditional style doesn’t remove whole layers at a time

@peoplecallmepeechez Год назад

I remember doing something similar to this in a highschool art class. It was called the reduction method for lino-cuts. Where you use one block of linoleum block for a multi color print. Each layer you cut away more and more of the linoleum. It was fun way to think through the process of a multi color.

@mykalimba Год назад

Will you autograph these for the winning bidder(s), if they request it?

@WesleyTreat Год назад

They will be signed and stamped with my logo. 👍‍ Just didn't have time to do it before I left for Maker Camp.

@jtmcdole Год назад

I'm guessing the answer is "it would be too expensive" - but why not make a stamp for each stage of the print?

@MattTester Год назад

Could probably be done with scrap but Wesley has enough issues with storage as it is! Could at least double side each sheet though.

@lauraandedwardcannon8861 Год назад

You can. Many people do. This way is more one of a kind I guess, and yes cheaper.

@WesleyTreat Год назад

I just wanted to know if it could be done. 👍‍

@ccgsales Год назад

GREAT project! Have you thought of using a sheet of MDF to achieve a smoother more photorealistic print?

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Thanks! I think I actually prefer the unpredictable texture from the wood. Plus, I think MDF would soak up paint like a sponge, and possibly swell. Might be interesting to see.

@ccgsales Год назад

@@WesleyTreat OIC! Forgot how much mdf soaks up the moisture... Maybe a quick coat of shellac between print/ cnc carves?

@johnfurr8779 Год назад

congratulations on taking the artistry and craftmanship out of wood block printmaking

@WesleyTreat Год назад

>fart noise

@MultiFish Год назад

…and thank you ‘Sir’ for trying (and failing) to suck the fun out of this awesome project.

@-joe90 Год назад

Nice loock

@justinbanks2380 Год назад

I'm assuming you're using birch, marine, or some other higher grade of plywood? As I'm guessing normal big box store type would not work as well as the layers in between would have too many voids and weak material to be useful

@WesleyTreat Год назад

Cabinet-grade radiata pine 👍‍

@danthemakerman Год назад

Amazing!!! If you get a chance check out David Bull he has a series on probably the most famous of all wood block prints "The Great Wave" its a long series but worth it in my opinion.

@pieterisonline Год назад

I think it's a 90° bit and not a 45° bit 😉

@joe5938 Год назад

I Googled it and it's just a picture of a forest.

@JacobCarlson Год назад

I spent hours looking through "uncut wood" web pages and couldn't find any tips on block printing... Thanks for nothing! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go cook some brats.