So this is #9. It is 4" X 6", and obviously it needs to be cleaned up and tweaked a little bit. But the exciting thing about it is that I have learned some things about cutting. When I ordered my lino cutting tools a couple weeks ago, five arrived. I had only been using two of them, and now I've found a use for a third. It's the very sharp little knife, and with it, I can cut the small and oddly shaped spaces that I was hacking at with the other tools. So areas like the eyelids and the little spaces in the corners of the eyes, and the eyeball reflections--those are cut carefully with the knife, and lifted out with the pointy corner of it--amazing! Part of what I wasn't liking before was how I couldn't get precise corners/edges like that.
So....on to #10 and #11....I designed them last night, and look forward to transferring and cutting them later today, after work.
My overall plan is to do all 29, and then go back and "clean up" any parts that I think can be fixed (and they all have things I think I can fix), and then mount them all together on some kind of block, and print them as one big collection of faces.
This one is great!! Yes the little knife is very handy. Are you carving in real linoleum or softlino?
ReplyDeleteI'm curious for the other ones in progress.
xxx Marianne
Like this one! I like the plan you have for them too. I keep getting more and more curious about these lincuts.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Love all of the wrinkles!
ReplyDeleteStudied through today all of the faces you have made. It's really interesting to see how your project develops! The black-and-white colouring looks great and faces are full of emotions.
ReplyDeleteIn this face I can see what you mean when you tell about the third tool - it really makes a difference.
Gonna be back to see more of your work! xx
Oh, His mouth is wonderful. Very well cut. And the wrinkles makes His face so interesting. I can see eye lines, great!
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful print! Enjoy your artful journey of learning and evolution ~ and keep sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteAmazing expression!
ReplyDeleteYour work is so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your talent with us.
Hugs,
Julia
I just read through all your posts to date and your project is just fascinating to me! I love all the faces you've managed to create... they are all so different. You will be a pro by the end of the challenge! Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteI love your block printing here. I loved doing that in printshop class in high school. I would love to try it again thanks to your gorgeous go at it!
ReplyDeleteYour Lino prints are awesome!
ReplyDeleteI adore your work! I did some small lino cutting works and I have the utmost respect for your work!
ReplyDeleteWow, so cool! I really like it.
ReplyDeleteamazing linocut print! You are so gifted.
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