First Riso Subscription Post!! 'This Way' Print Breakdown (Patreon)

Hi!! First thing's first I want to say a HUGE thanks for being a patron of the Riso Subscription, I'm excited to share what I've made and learned in my time at the RisoLAB and break it down in a way that's easy to understand. PLEASE let me know if you have any questions or feedback, this is for you! Along with this month's subscription I'm giving a 20% discount in my online Big Cartel store for Riso patrons. Use 20PATRONYAY at the checkout if you'd like something, I'll be changing the discount code and percentage every month! 

This month I'll be sending out TWO 'This Way' prints, one in blue, green and yellow and the experiment in blue, florescent pink and yellow. 

I wanted to try a more contrasted pink and yellow version to see how my OTHER favorite color combos (a CMYK but Cyan and Black together and M as Fluorescent Pink) would work with this drawing. I got some great colors out of it but I'm still pretty fond of the green one compositionally, I like how simple it is and expresses the theme of the piece better. I can make things complicated VERY quickly so this was definitely a lesson in 'less is more.' I also don't really revisit pieces and do color changes afterwards, I'm always fighting against a deadline and finishing the piece to do another. It was nice sitting with this image, playing with it and exploring the color combos that I thought would enhance the composition, or at least make it prettier. For the pink I wanted more contrast and more variety in shapes and it turned out to be a great example of pushing and pulling the colors to make interesting values.  

Here's a breakdown of how the Riso interprets my PSD file and how I set it up for the Riso-- 

Here's a photoshop layer breakdown! 

I'm not a fan of channels simply because it doesn't suit my workflow. I'm SO used to grabbing the color instead of using black and white to paint in a sort of mask. I've found this is the fastest and easiest way for me to work. 

Every time I change a bit of the photoshop file while printing I try to remember to make a new copy with the edit, therefore I can remember where I started in case I need to take a step back. It gets complicated but I'm learning how to be more organized. I think I'll send you all a proper photoshop file with the next piece because this one just got so complicated and I wasn't thinking about the readability of it. When I start printing I only have a certain amount of time scheduled with the Riso so things can get hectic, but for the next print I'll be more diligent about naming each layer and each stage in the process. 

Workshop breakdown--->

Here's the final breakdown in layers-->>

and done! Here's some close up detail. 

Pink breakdown to come tomorrow because Patreon won't let me upload so many images at once!!