I inked up a plate. And placed paper the plate with the intention to draw on top and for the image to print out onto the paper but it didn't work at all...got told it was the paper I used that wouldn't transfer the ink, would have been nice to be told that before I started drawing a tricky tree but never mind. I would give it ago with the right paper but at this point we only have one hour left so sucked it up and moved on.
Plan of action is to put layers of paper over the plate and hopefully the print will leave the negitive space were I can them work some trees.i also removed some of the paint in the back ground by adding strips of paper and removing them leaving the layers of ink thin.
The negitive space worked but the ink it's self came out less than I had though. Maybe I didn't ink the plate up right. Looking around the table it's obvious that most people have don't this before some of the things look like they are ready to sell all ready.
Suppose I'm still at an experimental stage, I can't work out how things look in my head until iv printed it. Makes me slower and my ideas very simple until I work it out.
This one kind of worked, I was looking for the depth of trees In this one. I think iv cought that well but the negitive trees in the front are too strong so maybe I should work onto them to dull them down a bit.
Using the same method as I started with I decided to use the correct paper to transfer the image from the plate. Hopefully that would dull down the White negitive space and make the image more deeper.
Happy with the finish on this could have worked more on the trees.
After all the transforms of ink from paper and drawing I put the worked plate through the press. And came out with this. And I like it my imagination is running wild here. I could draw over the image or I could use this image as a back drop for my sting. This is the kind of back ground I was looking for when experimenting with turps and vodka it looks polluted.
Okay I came in the class with a good attitude because I had practiced and I new what to expect n what not. The tools we used in the workshop was soooo much nicer to work with than we've been given in other workshops...blunt crappy red ones. Our first task was to draw and cut out the drawing on the lino. I enjoyed doing this but slipped and had to make the leg in the mid ground solid to get away with it I thought I could make it look more like shadow and thought it would work cos I do this technique in my practice with my p work.
Loaded the plate with ink. Was told the correct way to ink a plate...rolling the roller into the ink and rolling on to plate ones then repeat until plate is loaded.
My print didn't come out as planned. The leg made the man look like he's sat on a stump. Rubbish. I think it looks so cheap. I know I shouldn't be thinking about other people's work but when you see someone else demonstrating how it should be done it does make you feel that you've done it wrong and makes you wish you had the care and patients to create one. Linos are such a nice piece of work and I just wish I could make one like that one day but I really don't see me been able to... I'm okay with a paint brush and pen n pencil but when it comes to braking things down like this it just baffles me I end up loosing patience and saying I could do this 5 times the speed and so much petter with a paint brush and I would stop. Again I love this method so I'm going to come in now and then and try but not getting my hopes up. But all I can hear is Fred's voice saying if you can't do it... Don't waste your time doing it.
I like Fred
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