As I teased in my previous post, it was time to step away from the confusing linocut that might or might not have been finished and start something new. In part I needed to get some perspective on it, and in part I needed to deal with an impending Big Deal deadline.
So... new piece of lino, new image, new format. And an often-explored bit of subject matter, hopefully expressed in a new way.
Three guesses what I'm after, and the first two don't count.
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| Reduction linocut in progress: Step 1 |
The photo looks weird and blotchy and kind of pink, but trust me... it's just a light transparent gray.
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| Step 1 rollup |
And from here I was definitely in more comfortable territory. Let's do some light transparent blue!
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| Step 2 rollup |
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| Oops. Wet ink glare. But you know where we're going. Step 2 printed. |
Already I felt better about this image because it has a strong graphic composition, even in this early stage. So why not do some more blue layers? I tweaked the blue slightly for each of the next two stages.. and apparently decided that the rollup looked similar enough not to bother you with it, since I didn't take any photos.
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| Step 3 printed |
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| Step 4 printed |
Whew. It's a good start, and although the deadline drumbeat is still pounding away, the additional pounding in my head has backed off a bit. Time for some sleep, and then we'll see what's happening at the next stage!
You know, it looks close to finished already. Very tranquil and ethereal.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you know me, you know it didn't stay tranquil or ethereal! ;-)
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