Racer - 16x34" - 7 Color Reduction Linocut
Hi again everyone!! As usual my plans for frequent updates have backfired on me, BUT since my last update I have been extremely busy with trying to finish up my two larger pieces of work.
First up is the Racer print. I printed black about a month ago and it was the final touch to this piece. The black ink just recently completely dried and I just need to sit down and finalize the piece with the edition numbering, title and my signature.
I can definitely say that I'm very happy with this pieces end result. The use of less colors is something I wish I could work with more, but I've said that to myself before. This particular piece had seven colors...two greys, two reds, two blues and a black.
I have a feeling that I won't be doing any artwork this large again until I get a much larger brayer(roller). I kept track of my time I spent on this piece and after it was all tallied up I would up spending more than 43 hours on this piece. Most of those 43 hours were spent with the actual printing while carving and drawing took up about 10 hours or so of the time.
First up is the Racer print. I printed black about a month ago and it was the final touch to this piece. The black ink just recently completely dried and I just need to sit down and finalize the piece with the edition numbering, title and my signature.
I can definitely say that I'm very happy with this pieces end result. The use of less colors is something I wish I could work with more, but I've said that to myself before. This particular piece had seven colors...two greys, two reds, two blues and a black.
I have a feeling that I won't be doing any artwork this large again until I get a much larger brayer(roller). I kept track of my time I spent on this piece and after it was all tallied up I would up spending more than 43 hours on this piece. Most of those 43 hours were spent with the actual printing while carving and drawing took up about 10 hours or so of the time.
Final state of the linoleum block inked up in black.
It did seem to take forever to carve that sky away. The largest gouge I have in about 1/4 inch wide...so think about that. 16x34 inches with the largest area being carved away 1/4 inch at a time. Eeesh.
It did seem to take forever to carve that sky away. The largest gouge I have in about 1/4 inch wide...so think about that. 16x34 inches with the largest area being carved away 1/4 inch at a time. Eeesh.
Final state of linoleum block on press bed.
If you compare this image to the one just above you'll notice that this one is a bit less clean. During the inking of the block, the brayer (roller) has a tendency to make contact with the already carved surface of the linoleum block. This contact leaves areas of ink that I'm not interested in having show up on my final print. In order to prevent these accidental areas of ink from printing, I must go in after each inking with an old rag and wipe away any ink from the already carved away areas. This process becomes more lengthy as the printing advances. It becomes increasingly more difficult to see the ink marks as I continually wipe and smear previous inked areas away.
The "Racer" linocut was created with a couple different exhibitions in mind and has so far been submitted to one. The other two happen later in the year and I'm excited to see if this piece will get accepted.
The "Racer" linocut was created with a couple different exhibitions in mind and has so far been submitted to one. The other two happen later in the year and I'm excited to see if this piece will get accepted.
I also have an update on the Ice Cream linocut, but it is currently very late and I do need to get some sleep. I have a fairly big day of printing ahead tomorrow, but I will try to make an update about the ice cream. See you all soon!!
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