Here are the stages in making the blocks, the first being the design drawn onto a piece of lino:
The next photo shows the first pull from the part-cut block
This is the fully-cut block and the black and white print from it:
These are the 4 separate blocks. The background ones are cut from plywood.
Finally, here are some of the 4 colour prints I have tried, starting with the first go in green and blue.
this last is a 'safe' colour version - a bit bland I think!
I would really appreciate any feedback and especially ideas about the colours.
If the truth be told I think I prefer the first draft from the partially-cut block (second from top), simply left in black and white...
3 comments:
hi jane - the prints look great and really capture his cat essence. I also really like the black & white, but if I was to choose colour I'd leave the cat black & white and do a mossy green/goldy green or a pinky red/velvety red and the cat would be really visible. nice work :)
that wasn't very clear - I meant a combination of two different tones of the same basic colour!
Hi, I love the cat design, but to be honest I don't like any of the colours they are just distracting for me! I actually prefer the original design without the diagonal line which I find detracts from the movement of the cat which you captured so perfectly! I could almost go with the second colour version if the cat was pink, but only because it would be very Andy Warhole!!
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