Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Complete Guide to Digital Printing and Assembling Beverage Cans

My new ebook is now available on KathyAnne Art.  Members be sure to log in first to get your 20% discount.


Introduction-

"Whether you are doing this for fun or to create interesting artwork, beverage cans are an incredible surface for digital printing.  This ebook is your action guide to everything you need to know about creating a successful digital print on a recycled beverage can.  As an added benefit, you will be able to use the techniques you learn here on other lightweight metal surfaces.  From trial and error after preparing and printing over 4000 beverage cans my process has evolved to its current state. This ebook will assist anyone at any level to be able to successfully print their own cans.  


In 2009 I was awarded an Artists Project Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts for my project “Expanding the Digital Print to Uncommon Surfaces.”   Since the grant period started in January 2009  I have been experimenting with and printing a multitude of substrates. One of my goals for the grant was to share what I had learned about the digital process on alternative or uncommon surfaces.  My beverage can process began with the search for interesting substrates to print and create how-to videos for youtube.  Through experimentation and research the list of my substrates continues to grow and beverage cans are one of the surfaces on which I developed tried and true techniques.   My continous search for alternative substrates still finds beverage cans as one of my favorite surfaces to print and assemble................"



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Friday, October 15, 2010

New Ebook on Printing Beverage Cans Available Soon!

By the end of this month, my new ebook will be available from the KathyAnne Art Site.
This ebook will describe everything you wanted to know about creating a successful print on a recycled beverage can.  As an added benefit, you will be able to use the techniques for preparing and printing other light weight metal surfaces.  From trial and error for over a year and after preparing printing over 2000 beverage cans my process has evolved to it's current state and will assist anyone at any level to be able to successfully print their own cans.   Whether you are doing this for fun or to create interesting artwork, beverage cans are an incredible surface for digital printing.

From cans to assemblage, this ebook will have it all!

The Complete Guide to Printing then Assembling Recycled Beverage Cans

Saturday, October 9, 2010

New inkAID Videos

The inkAID site has several of my videos running on their pages. This inspired me to do some specific videos on inkAID products since they are an integral part of my work. There are more videos coming soon, but you can visit my youtube channel from time to time to see what's new. Or you could subscribe and when I post new videos you will know.

One of the surfaces I showed in the video on metals is a new one for me.  I purchased a bunch of printers plates that are turquoise. The color is a factor in the decision for the image and the coatings used.   The differences in inkAID precoats is documented in the Metals and Metal Mesh video.  Here is an example on the prints on printers plates.  You can view the video on youtube to get the whole scoop.