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Tri Rotate

  • 1x shape
  • 3x sides
  • 4x options
  • 4x colours
  • Multiple pitfalls
  • Dark studio
  • Never right

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February 2023

Pattern made playing with moving a triangle (3 sides) around a square (4 sides), and repeating 4 colour routines. Surprisingly easy to get confused.

Below, early plays with different amounts of colours and trying three different patterns.

Design variations, pattern 1, 1 colours
Design variations, pattern 2, 1 colours
Design variations, pattern 3, 1 colours
Design variations, pattern 1, 2 colours
Design variations, pattern 2, 2 colours
Design variations, pattern 3, 2 colours
Design variations, pattern 1, 3 colours
Design variations, pattern 2, 3 colours
Design variations, pattern 3, 3 colours
Design variations, pattern 1, 4 colours
Design variations, pattern 2, 4 colours
Design variations, pattern 3, 4 colours

Eventually settled on the middle pattern (above), which involved moving the triangle's right angle around each corner of the square, and then when the pattern repeated, starting from the second position from the previous cycle. So it took 4x full rotations, to complete the cycle. Settled on 4 colours too, just to be ambitious.

Prints in progress - 1 colour -  drying on racks
Prints in progress (2 colours) drying on racks
Prints in progress (3 colours) drying on cupboard
Prints (4 colours) drying on rack
Looking through drying rack at prints drying

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Final Tri rotate print

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Screen print bed and drying rack
Prints drying on top of drying cupboard
Screen used for Tri rotate design, in washout booth
Screen printing washout booth