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The Eudicella experiments
Jan. 28th, 2012 07:15 pmI've been staring at this for so long that I've gone beetle-blind!
It started with a watercolour, progressed to a simple A6 linocut, then to a more detailed A5 linocut...
I wanted to monoprint over the last linocuts to add some colour, but that was disastrous... couldn't register at all, despite having kept the registration sheet, couldn't get the ink texture right and ended up with a blobby, misaligned mess.
This time I've tried adding colour using colour pencil, but I'm not sure it suits the graphic blockiness of the print. So I might try a similar approach but with more solid areas of colour in gouache. One day I might get something I like out of this idea!
Also YIKES! Picnik is closing! D:
It started with a watercolour, progressed to a simple A6 linocut, then to a more detailed A5 linocut...
I wanted to monoprint over the last linocuts to add some colour, but that was disastrous... couldn't register at all, despite having kept the registration sheet, couldn't get the ink texture right and ended up with a blobby, misaligned mess.
This time I've tried adding colour using colour pencil, but I'm not sure it suits the graphic blockiness of the print. So I might try a similar approach but with more solid areas of colour in gouache. One day I might get something I like out of this idea!
Also YIKES! Picnik is closing! D: