After a bit more cutting, the blocks were ready to soak prior to printing. They were wetted and wrapped first in a wet towel and then in plastic, and left for a couple of hours -
The damp-pack was made and the paper is soaking - we're ready to roll -
A cotton bud is useful for mopping up areas of unwanted ink ... they have a way of printing when you don't want them to -
Bad registration! I'm doing it tooooo much "by eye" -
Keeping at it - finally it was right, and with several overprintings, the colour was intense -
These are "just practice" ... though to be sure, there's no such thing as "just" practice: the more the better! -
At the end of the session ....
The larger size is quite a challenge, and the colour balance (if white background can be considered a colour) isn't right.
I'll try making the paper narrower, having the grey come closer to the centre, and maybe, just may-be, omit one of the circles....
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