Although I learnt how to cut lino during my foundation, it was good to have a refresher on the techniques and spend some time devoted to transforming my imagery into a more tactile outcome.
What do I like?
- The contrast of textures and quality of line really maintain a hand rendered feel to it, despite the process being fairly mechanised
- I like the way I interpreted colour into different line and separations, as it made me think about more figurative ways to communicate information
- Like how much of a contrast there is between the block colour and white paper- adds more depth to the image
What could I improve?
- Accidentally missed off the eyes- don't know if it needs it, but would have been interesting to see a print with and one without
- Placement within the print is a bit crowded, I could have made the fish slightly smaller to allow the work room to breathe
- Tail seems a bit too refined and not loose enough- lost a lot of movement from the original drawings
What have I learnt?
- With reduction printing, always leave more than you think on, you can always cut it off later, but can't put it back!
- Think about roughing for prints- don't just dive into it, as it could just be a waste of time, as the whole process will need to be repeated
- Think about suitability of media- how do I interpret certain marks into another media??
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| Traditional press print |
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| Added pencil colour |
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| Ghost print |
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| Hand Burnished print |
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