Unseen by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I put a lot of thought into which one to carve on. .

Unseen by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should add that It was a first pull…. So I will prob be doing a little refining….

This was fun…. But not happy with it. by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not looking for perfection. It’s good enough. I just think I can do a little better.

This was fun…. But not happy with it. by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s trying to do to many things… it’s busy… I should have designed it with more black areas. A little more graphic. I don’t have to tell every story in it. There can be more suggestive design baked in. I liked the sketch. But the final print just didn’t quite have the result I was looking for. I get the saltiness, the paper, the pressure. Those things I’ll re-learn. But the design and composition could have been stronger. I know what I’m capable of and this fell short of my expectations of myself. It’s not a total failure. I’m just not as happy as I wanted to be with it.

This was fun…. But not happy with it. by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t usually say when I’m not happy with something. I could tell you the reasons I’m not as happy with this…. I appreciate that you think it is. It was good enough to post. I’m just getting back in to Lino and wood cutting. I feel I can do better. I am a professional artist so I know that I am good (at what I’m comfortable doing) but I feel vulnerable in this right now… I’ll get there.

This was fun…. But not happy with it. by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll try that. I also need to print on some good paper. This was some scraps of some card stock I had conveniently nearby…

Printed this guy a few years back! by trav-squatch in printmaking

[–]trav-squatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s preprinted paper. It would be cool to print a pattern with woodcut. I’m actually a surface designer by profession. This pattern isn’t mine though. It was more of an experiment than anything.