Unsuccessful Prints

These are the prints that didn't exactly turn out as planned. Prints can be unsuccessful for all sorts of reasons and the ones above each had their own problems as to why they didn't print well. The first didn't have enough ink applied to the plate which is why the lines are faint and the print itself looks light and pale. The reason for the second print looking the way it does, is because not enough pressure was used from the printing press. That's why that print is also pale. For the final print, the ink was applied un-eavenly to the tile causing smeares of thick ink to appear on the paper. I still displayed these prints in my sketchbook as they show that not all prints turn out great and it gave me the opportunity to acknowledge the reasons why they aren't always successful.