Print run 9: Platinum disc

I am happy with how this one turned out, it looks fantastic.  As with my Gold disc print test run, I similarly layed down a layer of white first to stop the colour of the paper showing through. From previous experiences, I know that often grey on black paper looks slightly bluish.

The second layer was a light grey. I started by mixing medium and white in a 50/50 ratio, and then very gradually adding paynes grey to it in small amounts to make it darker. It is easy to go overboard with this and make it go too dark.

After the grey has dried, I printed the last colour in silver.

Print run 8: Gold disc

I was really happy with how my gold disc had turned out but I noticed that it looked a bit green. I tried to print it again but this time to lay down a layer of white first. I am aware that screen printing is quite translucent so that colour of the paper can make lighter colours appear darker.

Overall this has worked well and it looks a lot more like a Gold disc rather than a green disc. I am going to do test runs of each colour so that when I do my final piece, I wouldn't have to spend so much time deciding what colour to use.

Final peice ideas, gold, platnium, diamond discs

I've been trying to establish a reoccurring theme between the three gold, diamond, plat records I'm basing my designs on. The album's and artists I've chosen are: Pink Floyd's Darkside of the Moon, Adele's 21 and Madonna's  (album called Music 2000). I've been listening to the songs and wrote out all the track names on each album on a big bit of paper so that I can see a overview of all of them.

I've come up with several ideas for what the reoccurring theme could be. I'm going to list below the re-occurring themes and then how the 3 connect to each other as a whole. At the end I'm going to say which one I've decided to use.

• Pink Floyds "On the Run", Adele's "He won't go", 3. Madonna's "Runaway Lover". All three albums deal with love and heartbreak on some level. One is about leaving someone, refusing to leave (thus holding on) and being left by someone. I think this is the strongest idea of the 3. I think love is a good theme because its a universal thing that people experience.
• Pink Floyds "Speak to me", Adele's "Rumour has it" and Madonna's "Don't tell me" This deals with perhaps the dysfunctional end of relationships. These titles suggest mistrust, suspicion or betrayal of someone.
• Pink Floyds "Money", Adele's "Love Song", Madonna's "Paradise not for me" I come up with this  one because theres a saying that goes something like "You can't buy love/happiness with money". Each song represents varying levels of attachment to either fame, money or love.

Chosen theme 

The 3rd one, because music these 3 things is what musicians have to commonly deal with throughout their careers. This is going to serve as content that can go inside the plaque box below the vinyl.

Screen print run 7

The base layer is a semi transparent yellow filled shape and I've printed on the gold line design over the top of it. At first initial glance you may only notice the yellow circle but upon closer inspection, you will discover all the hidden detail.

I've tried to make the label look in proportion to a record so that the viewer can identify the object as a vinyl. I think I should have a consistency of having equal centers to make the separate discs look unified as a whole.

I've decided to made the center hole black because before the label was black and that made it look like the hole. When the hole is gold, it looks like it's the positive. This works way better.

Going to try if I can make the yellow look less green and try to come up with a solution for Platinum/Diamond record equivalent in colour.