Digital Prints

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Mastering Digital Printing
The hypnotizing movement of light on water was the inspiration for this installation in
the library of a new college campus located just outside Seattle (see Figure 11.17). The
five 36-inch square panels utilize lenticular technology to capture movement, transformation,
and depth.
Schminke began Sound
Waves by photographing
light playing on waves at
various locations around
Puget Sound. She created
layers of water shapes based
upon these photo studies
(see Figure 11.18). Linear
seaweed forms photographed
on a beach at low
tide were integrated into
each panel to create a minimal
focal point and help
define the illusion of deep space. Hand-drawn light reflections were added in such a way
that the viewer would see them for only a moment as they passed by the installation, thus
mimicking the fugitive nature of light dancing on water.
Next, a series of frames (like frames of an animation) were created from the layers. The
frames were interlaced into a single image using Flip! software and printed on an Epson
Stylus Pro 9500 large-format printer (see Figure 11.19).
MicroLens Technology, Inc. donated a portion of the lens as well as the lamination of the
print to the lens. As viewers pass by the finished art, each of the 24 frames is viewed in
quick succession, creating an illusion of depth and movement.
Figure 11.17 Permanent installation
by Karin Schminke at the University of
Washington, Bothel/Cascadia
Community College Campus.
Figure 11.18 Three sample source
images and layers used in creating
Sound Waves #5.