nineveh_uk: Illustration that looks like Harriet Vane (Default)
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This year I've been enjoying a return to art as something I am able to pursue when I'm not feeling great. It's something that can be picked up, put down, done according to the strength available at the time, and crucially does not require looking at a screen. So over the past few weeks in between lying on the sofa, sitting in the garden, and keeping abreast of the washing up, I dedicated some time to carving my next linocut print, a second skier, and over the weekend I printed it. I am very pleased with the way it turned out, with a good sense of movement. It's a design I might well return to for a multi-coloured print in future, although first, it being mid-April, I think I shall do something less snowy. As I put things away yesterday I reflected on how very much I had enjoyed it, it's definitely a medium that works for me.

B&W linocut print of a female cross-country skier by nineveh_uk

Less successful was an essay in using acrylic paint mixed with a special relief printing medium in order to print colours. Unfortunately the results were far from satisfactory, being OK at blocks of colour, but downright poor at both printed lines and white lines and generally not giving crisp edges. The result was better when I gave it a try with some Easy Carve blocks from my December course, but still not good, and the comparison to even my very inexperienced efforts with a proper ink were very evident. So it looks like I'm going to have to take the plunge, buy more ink, and develop new skills in colour mixing. This shouldn't be intimidating, it isn't like the concept of mixing yellow and blue to make green is a new one, and yet it is. Plus ink, unlike lino, is expensive. Ah well, the whole point of an experiment is to see if something works.

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Date: 2020-04-13 10:50 am (UTC)
mountainkiss: (Default)
From: [personal profile] mountainkiss
You are gifted at this.

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Date: 2020-04-13 11:04 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] el_staplador
I like that! The medium suits the subject very well.

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Date: 2020-04-13 06:32 pm (UTC)
moon_custafer: neon cat mask (Default)
From: [personal profile] moon_custafer
The linework really evokes the snow!

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Date: 2020-04-13 11:09 am (UTC)
girlyswot: (Default)
From: [personal profile] girlyswot
That is really, really good.

Lino cutting is not my medium at all, I have learned. I love good lino prints and, well, mine just aren't. They look great in my head and terrible on the page. I have really enjoyed screen printing, though, but it's so messy to do at home!

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Date: 2020-04-13 09:27 pm (UTC)
girlyswot: (Default)
From: [personal profile] girlyswot
Well, there are lots of other things that are also my thing. Occasional day courses are probably enough to satisfy my printing urge.

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Date: 2020-04-13 11:15 am (UTC)
ironed_orchid: watercolour and pen style sketch of a brown tabby cat curl up with her head looking up at the viewer and her front paw stretched out on the left (Default)
From: [personal profile] ironed_orchid
That looks great! Linocut is a great medium for you.

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Date: 2020-04-13 12:24 pm (UTC)
ratcreature: Woe! RatCreature feels emo. (woe!)
From: [personal profile] ratcreature
I've come across this browsing my network and unfortunately can't see your picture but get a "not authorized" error. So it seems locked somehow? Just letting you know in case this was unintentional.

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Date: 2020-04-13 12:55 pm (UTC)
ratcreature: RatCreature at the drawing board. (drawing)
From: [personal profile] ratcreature
Thanks for unlocking. It's visible now. It looks very dynamic.

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Date: 2020-04-13 01:07 pm (UTC)
tree_and_leaf: Watercolour of barn owl perched on post. (Default)
From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
That looks great!

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Date: 2020-04-13 01:15 pm (UTC)
azdak: (Default)
From: [personal profile] azdak
That’s really, really good. You’ve got real talent!

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Date: 2020-04-14 09:12 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] antisoppist
Well you could say "I want to do more art and get better at it and I've found a kind of art that I'm really good at, although I am also good at drawing in the first place too, and I'm going to do more of it and get even better because I would like to get really good at some form of art and I am enjoying it" but that's an awful lot more words.

And it is really good.

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Date: 2020-04-13 02:23 pm (UTC)
lilliburlero: (belshazzar)
From: [personal profile] lilliburlero
That's brilliant!

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Date: 2020-04-13 03:42 pm (UTC)
petra: Barbara Gordon smiling knowingly (Default)
From: [personal profile] petra
I love the sense of movement in this piece!

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Date: 2020-04-13 04:13 pm (UTC)
violsva: full bookshelf with ladder (Default)
From: [personal profile] violsva
That's really lovely!

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Date: 2020-04-13 09:49 pm (UTC)
pensnest: JC from ADLIDAS video clapping hands (JC slap)
From: [personal profile] pensnest
That is very cool - real sense of movement.

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Date: 2020-04-14 08:53 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] green_knight
This is stunning! I love how dynamic it is. Thank you for sharing!

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Date: 2020-04-14 02:42 pm (UTC)
mummimamma: (Default)
From: [personal profile] mummimamma
I like it, it has a great feeling of movement!

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Date: 2020-04-16 06:39 pm (UTC)
carbonel: Beth wearing hat (Default)
From: [personal profile] carbonel
Very nice! I like the way it evokes the feel of speed.

Back in 7th or 8th grade, we did linocuts in (mandatory) art class. I did one that was supposed to be reminiscent of Japanese woodcuts, of a bird on a bamboo branch. There was a lot of empty space and hat meant a lot of cutting out everything that didn't belong. In the end, I was pretty pleased with the result. That was decades ago, and I no longer have any of the prints or the original source.
Edited Date: 2020-04-16 06:40 pm (UTC)

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