Thanksgiving

Weekend- Cut duck out as seen before

            This week was full of printing.  I was able to carve the first layer of my duck print by using the dremmel in the metals studio.  It made the process go much faster, but still took me a considerable amount of time to complete.  The first carvings represent the lightest layers of my image and I have yet to carve into the cutout image of my rubbery ducky. 

            After cutting the duck image out, I decided to alter the shading on the image a little bit so that it can be more decipherable from the background of my block.  I will also be able to print the duck in different colors, making it standout further as well.

(4 hours)

Monday/Tuesday

            A majority of my printing took place the past two days.  I was able to get the studio all to myself and print some great images.  I first wanted to test print my duck block; making sure that the nose made form the dremmel didn’t overwhelm my image.  I decided to use a light purple, as the base color because I think it will complement the yellow from my duck nicely.

            Next, I printed y train image and I am very happy with how it turned out.  I like the departure from my other train and I like the stark difference between the white and black on the paper.  Another, “happy mistake” was my block after I cleaned it.  All of the cut lines filled in with black ink and now I think the block itself could be a part of my show.

(6 hours)

For this coming week…

            Even though it’s Thanksgiving, I hope to get a little work done over break.  I want to sketch more toys from my childhood when I go home, as well as take pictures for reference.  This will definitely help me think of a new idea for a block.  When I return Sunday afternoon I also hope to have enough energy to print a little before my thoughts are muddled by our ever approaching mid-year presentations.