In its planning, the design would work as a one-color pattern as well as having the ability to be expanded and digitally customizable with more complex color ways.
1. I apply india ink to the block to give a contrast when I'm carving. I use carbon paper to transfer my design to the block.
2. The block is inked (I use water-based block printing ink). I registered it by hand, taking care to align the overlapping parts of the design.
3. A close-up of my carved block.
Wow! Amazing work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ewa! Cheers for that!
DeleteThis is absolutely stunning! The pattern is amazing! How long did it take you to carve out this design?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for that Kayse! Planning the design and carving took a very long afternoon of work. Actually printing the block does not take very long.
DeleteThis is so awesome, that is brilliant trick with the india ink!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heidi! Yes, the india ink has been a great game-changer for my carving as it serves to really contrast the line you're carving from the top of the block. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on the rubber stamp material that I use but I have seen some clever Japanese-made blocks that are a few different colors sandwiched together to give the same effect.
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-Andrea
This is beautiful! I'd say planning and carving in one very long afternoon is quite a feat - this would probably have taken me weeks to do.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jesse! In the early stages of carving, it certainly took me a greater amount of time, but now I have a pretty good rhythm of designing things which can be carved quite efficiently.
DeleteWow, this is just so fantastic. I love that it has that romantic historical feel to it, but it is also a bit modern and whimsical. So cool.
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