I got around to this a day later. I didn’t buy paper in time to print. Whoops.
I printed for most of my afternoon. This is was how I spent my week, carving and prepping my print. I made a proof print for my mentor meeting on Saturday.
The ink was all old and gummy, which left odd spots. Seeing it printed out, I also saw that the pinkie needed to be carved out more. It just kind of blends with the sweater and hair. After fixing those on Sat.-Sun. I came in today and printed.
inking the linoleum block
setting the block on the press
pulling the print
I was quite rusty with printing. My first few prints kept coming up grayish and splotchy. I had to experiment with the printing press’s pressure and the amount of ink applied. I printed more than I would have liked, but I got 2-3 good prints to use. It’s hard to notice with these tiny photos, but all the tiny cuts look amazingly detailed in person.
Another thing I was doing this week was attempting a photo transfer. The school’s artstore was out of the blender markers all last week, so I used some of the print studio’s acetone. It came up with hit-or-miss results. When the blender markers finally came in to the school store, I tested them today and got less pleasing results. Both methods give me headaches, so I’m off to test the wintergreen oil tonight. I don’t know if it’s my impatience, the application methods, or the paper, but it’s just not working out like I would expect. Here’s the best transfer that I drew on top of.
The hand didn’t come up at all and I should have left it, but I tried to fix it with ink. I made it worse and since taking this photo, I haven’t managed to improve it. If I can master the transfer method, I’ll redo this photo because I think it’s got some potential for it.
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Bridget added these pithy words on Oct 27 08 at 8:05 pmHey! That last one is a picture of me!
Brenna added these pithy words on Oct 28 08 at 12:06 amOoo, though I can’t see much, those tiny cuts look amazing! Do you think you could get any close ups of them if you get the chance/time? I want to take a Printmaking class so much!
Megan added these pithy words on Oct 28 08 at 12:39 amYeah, I was thinking of doing so whenever I post to the printmaking community on livejournal. I’m planning on transferring the prints to my studio tomorrow, so I’ll try to remember then!
In the meantime, if you click the image, it’ll send you to the flickr page and if you check the “all sizes” button above you can see it somewhat larger. It’s not much, but it gives you an idea.
