There are no shortcuts, the only way is through.
2025 – wood type, metal type
35x50 cm
special editions in five different colors and paper
TU, print run #1
RG, print run #2
Study, TROUGH project taking form
Measuring
Seven colors, print run #3
Folio regular 24pt metal type, print run #4
Testing text size and position
Testing text and dot position
And the dot.
Through all blue, on white and grey paper
Gray ink for the text would not work on this dark blue paper, i had to come up with a solid solution.
Silver was too invasive, i wanted a more subtle color that matched the reflective effect of the other letters, so i miexed some metallic blue untill the tint almost disappeared in the paper
More metallic blues testing
Indigo metallic ink from another universe
Through blue corner
Final Through all blue on blue paper