I have created a 10 page flipbook using printmaking. to create this flipbook I used a type of printing called monoprinting which is planographic. For this I used a clear sheet of Perspex and rolled out the ink evenly all over. To ensure the ink wasn't too thick I listened to the ink and when  it made a tacky noise I knew it was rolled out thin enough. The next step in monoprinting is laying a sheet of paper over the top of the Perspex and ink and then drawing the image of the back of the paper, pressing down harder on the areas your wanting darker or more filled in.

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The image I chose to appear slowly in my flipbook was a bit into slice of watermelon. I wanted to choose an image that was more than one colour, to challenge myself, however not to hard as I wouldn't create an effective animation in the flipbook. I feel this simple but effective design meets the requirements set for the task. I did a couple of practice prints, one of which didn't go well at all and another which went a lot better. I found that once I had rolled the ink out on the Perspex, If I slightly pressed a piece of paper over the ink before I created my flipbook page, I took the excess ink of allowing a much cleaner print.

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I did multiple successful prints for each page when using one colour however when it came to adding more layers of colour on top it got more difficult. This was because colour I didn't want to transfer did and sometimes lost the colour it was meant to be in that area. To overcome this, once I had finished all of my prints I went back over some of the outlines a small amount to add the colour back in. I also used this technique In some of the red areas for the watermelon to allow the colour to be seen again.

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I used a template for each page which allowed me to successfully align my pages. The aligning of the pages was a requirement that was extremely important. This is because if it wasn't aligned and proportioned correctly the flipbook would look like a book of separate prints rather than one flipbook animation. Each print had to be the same size, which I feel I managed to do well. This requirement also allows for a smoother animation in the flipbook.

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Overall I feel I managed to include all requirements and parameters in my process into creating my flipbook. I liked the look of the prints I have created, even if some didn't go as well as others. I feel my design was quite simple however I used skills which I found more difficult, including using multiple colours in a monoprinting style. I feel my flipbook was successful as it had 10 pages and was all properly proportioned and aligned allowing the image to slowly appear as an animation rather than a book of separate images. If I was to do this piece again I could try creating my pages by using the lighter colours first. I feel this technique would then allow me to build up the darker areas rather than the light ink printing on top of darker areas and then having to re work darker areas again.