Not that you can tell yet:
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| Step 1... can you see it? |
If there were a prize for THE Most Boring Photo Ever Posted to a Blog, I bet this would be a top contender. It's a barely-visible square and it's pink.
This was the ink, but it was very transparent. Obviously.
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| Transparent pink for starters. |
Pink may seem an unlikely choice for water, but it's only appearing in a few spots and its purpose is to cut the brightness of the white paper, not to make the viewer say, "Hey! Look at those pink shapes!"
The second pass was a transparent gray... which you can almost see in this image. (Candidate for Second Most Boring Photo Ever Posted to a Blog.)
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| Step 2. Still boring. |
From here I'll move on to some blues, which hopefully will NOT create a candidate for Third Most Boring Photo Ever Posted to a Blog. But you never know.
I am intrigued! : )
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DeleteThanks for putting up a step by step process again, I do like looking at them and trying to see where you put what. I am new to printmaking, and that wash of pink makes sense, I was wondering about the transparency, How much of a ratio of extender to ink do you use to get it so transparent? Thanks again for the continued sharing of your work and process.
ReplyDeleteHi Drew... In general I would say the ratio is "a lot to a little."
DeleteI go through a LOT of transparent base and very little pigment. Generally I'll put out a blob of transparent base equal to the amount of ink I think I'll need for the run, and add tiny bits of color until I've built up to what I think I want. For something this size (18 x 18 inches x 24 prints) I might only use a 1/2 teaspoon of color in a 1/3 cup of base.
(Cooking measurements seemed like the best visual, I hope that makes sense.)
Thanks Sherrie,
DeleteThat really helps give me an idea what I need to do for further prints. Thankyou.
Always happy to help where I can, Drew! Thanks for asking!
Delete18 by 18...looks at ruler, that is huge! ood luck with that :D
ReplyDelete18 x 18 is starting to look like my "comfort zone." I've used that format a lot... the great horned owl and aspen trees that I did last autumn were both that size. I'm still trying to find the right image to bump up to 18 x 24 inches.... ooooh! What is that? About 46 x 60 cm?
Deleteyeah thats about how big it would be in cms :) BIG lol
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