Day 5 of my printmaking residency at Umbrella Studio has been focussed on completing the three plates for the first image in the book. I had a challenging day with the imagery for the third plate which is the Burnt Sienna colour plate. The ground was a little more brittle than the others as I had over smoked it slightly. The other plates were waxier and easier to scratch and carve into.
After scrathing all day I felt uncertain of the results I achieved. I went home considering the following,
- If the cross hatching I used for certain areas were too dominant on the plate. Thinking that the sugarlift process would work better in giving a softer aquatint tone and to reduce the size of the marks of the crossed hatched areas.
- I pondered on blocking out the crossed hatched areas and etching the line work which I am happy with and consider applying sugarlift as an alternative to the cross hatching for a second etch.
I slept on it and feel that I may etch the plates as they are and if they are no good then redo them using the back with the sugarlift process. This way I have tried both ways and made an informed decision.
Happy printing,
Warmly,
Jo Lankester
P.S Oh the places you'll go!
Dr. Suess
Happy printing,
Warmly,
Jo Lankester
P.S Oh the places you'll go!
Dr. Suess
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