Hi everyone! So...again...it's been a little while. I had a busy holiday season and had some minor health issues that my doctor and I are trying to figure out.
Anyhow, here is a new mini print that I've started. It is the Nubble Lighthouse on the Cape Neddick Bubble in York, ME. Back in September my wife and I drove to Maine for our yearly vacation. MY wife wanted to see some of the lighthouses so we slowly worked our way up the coastline and tried hitting as many as we could.
The Nubble Lighthouse is the first one we came across and it isn't that far over the border with New Hampshire. When we showed up it was very foggy and we were both prepared to be underwhelmed, but as we got out of the car the sea fog cleared and it became incredibly sunny and warm. This lighthouse left an indelible mark on both of us and is one of our favorites (of the 14 lighthouses we saw).
This mini print was a test to see how small the detail could get before getting covered by ink. So far though I'm 3 colors in and the small details have held up and the registration has been absolutely perfect...which is abnormal for me. I usually have lost a couple at this stage of the mini prints, but so far I have lost none.
Anyhow, here is a new mini print that I've started. It is the Nubble Lighthouse on the Cape Neddick Bubble in York, ME. Back in September my wife and I drove to Maine for our yearly vacation. MY wife wanted to see some of the lighthouses so we slowly worked our way up the coastline and tried hitting as many as we could.
The Nubble Lighthouse is the first one we came across and it isn't that far over the border with New Hampshire. When we showed up it was very foggy and we were both prepared to be underwhelmed, but as we got out of the car the sea fog cleared and it became incredibly sunny and warm. This lighthouse left an indelible mark on both of us and is one of our favorites (of the 14 lighthouses we saw).
This mini print was a test to see how small the detail could get before getting covered by ink. So far though I'm 3 colors in and the small details have held up and the registration has been absolutely perfect...which is abnormal for me. I usually have lost a couple at this stage of the mini prints, but so far I have lost none.
This is the progress for the first 3 colors. This was also my first ever gradient attempt on a print and though it worked out I wound up putting the area of greatest change too low in the print and the ground covered it up....next time...roll the ink on higher.
I'm very happy with the progress so far and still have a lot more to show you from what I've been working on since October. I'll talk to you all later.
I'm very happy with the progress so far and still have a lot more to show you from what I've been working on since October. I'll talk to you all later.
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