Latest Results: Woodcut

With a little help from my instructor, I was finally able come up with the subtle shade difference on the top of the seastack to make this print work. After all the trial & error on the 3rd color, I ended up with a series of 4 prints that I liked. (Still a challenge to photograph it properly in low light- this image is not as sharp as the actual print.) Moving on from this one, I've tried reworking the copper plate (below) to add a bit more texture, but haven't come up with anything exciting. Meanwhile, I started a new aquatint etching with some some results that I found interesting. More to follow...

Printmaking II: Woodcut Results

The long awaited- and by that I mean it took a long time to finish- Woodcut. I picked the finished print up from the studio today & was a little impatient with the photographing... poor natural light as it's such a gray day, but when I use the flash it obviously reflects the ink. I think it turned out much better than what shows up on the final print below. Anyhow, just showing some of the stages:

Initial run- orange; then cut away sky,

2nd run- brown; then cut away mountains,

3rd run- dark blue/light blue rainbow roll,

inking just the river on the last run.

This quarter, we're only turning in 4 single prints, rather than editions of 3 to 5... but I've found to get the results you want, it's necessary to do a lot of printing. So, to my family/friends... you may be getting some prints in the mail soon! :)

Printmaking I: Woodcut Reduction

I get frustrated with adding images to blogger sometimes. It's hard to get the layout exactly how you want it. Anyhow... just a couple examples of Woodcut reduction from last quarter. Our assignment was to do something abstract. Woodcut is a little difficult as the wood is sometimes hard to cut exactly how you want it to go & can splinter easily. (I ended up with bloody knuckles & sore fingers working on my Print II project yesterday.)