Final product of Cowboy and Indian prints.

Here’s the stenciled screen (aka “burned”) that I’ll pull the ink through.

Already did the first color. Time to add the second.

Close up of the cowboy before the black was laid.

About to pull color two.

Ink pulled.

Now there’s and Indian – sort of.

Close up preview before the black was laid.

Here it is after the black was added, but before the paper was trimmed.

Close up on the final print.

Fully printed and cut to size.

The final cut.

Styled after retro, 1950s and 60s Western book illustrations and toy packaging this pair of screen prints is created to be a set. Originally I thought, “Mortal enemies locked in combat,” but when a friend arranged them back to back it became clear that they could just as easily be fighting FOR each other – on the same team, ya know?

So however you choose to look at it fun was had in making these two prints.

For this print I broke down and purchased a custom color kit. So now I’m making my own colors and there are technically three water based colors on the print that was later cut into two: coral (orangey-yellow), sea-foam (greenish-blue), and black. Paper is Modero Beach French Paper 100 lb cover. Final cut to 8 inches by 10 inches – a common photo size.

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