Carol showed us an example of how overprinting deepens the colour -
Other techniques used here are bokashi (shading) and stencils -
The light wash on the printing area helps you see what's been cut. The shapes are transferred -
My Inner Rebel didn't like the mountain-and-moon idea, though I did understand about using a simple shape; these two pots came out of my little sketchbook. After trying to "make them more interesting" I went back to the original ...
and divided them up among the four blocks -
Some things to learn and/or remember -
What the course will cover |
A useful reminder |
Efficient cutting of paper |
First square up the deckle edge |
This is what comes of not following instructions! I decided to put a mountain (but not a moon) on the other side of the shina plywood. The first skyline wasn't mountainous enough (bottom left, below; you're seeing it upside down), so I zoomed in closer, and cut the mountain again and added a "cloudy" sky (top right) and at bottom left (upside down) cut the solid sky and some foothills. Both sections of both blocks can be printed separately (and I may try the other, the distant view, just to see what it looks like) -
Bonus picture - lovely little curls ...
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