{"id":6053,"date":"2013-01-17T21:10:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2013-01-17T21:10:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T13:10:23","slug":"day-17-a-potato-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2013\/01\/17\/day-17-a-potato-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 17: A potato print"},"content":{"rendered":"

Make a unique print by cutting a potato or sponge, and use it to stamp on a material of your choice<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since today’s focus was on stamping, rather than designing a unique papercraft, I decided to use a paper toy blank. In this case, Walter from coriandr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was in a bit of a rush today (lots of work to do tonight), so I cut a few corners (literally, my paper cutting was pretty rough). I think that it turned out alright though. The important thing is that it got done. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So here is potato Walter. Let’s call him Ponder. He’s pondering where he came from:<\/p>\n

\"DSCF1042\"<\/a>And wonders if it has anything to do with this potato corpse. Little does he know… that potato died so that he could live!<\/p>\n

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I’m not sure that I would ever choose potato as a medium, but it was interesting to do some print-making again. Top tips:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use ink, not finger paints (see gallery below, it really didn’t work!)<\/li>\n
  2. Don’t use too much ink. Blot most of it off and then do the final print to ensure softer colours and a less bleed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n