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Print 1. Project 8: Review

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Claire B

Reduction lino cutting Due to some severe demands on my time over the last couple of months I’ve taken far too long on this section.  I had hopes of producing 2 entirely different sets of prints from 2 very different … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Final design

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Claire B

Note: The prints below have an even colour throughout but due to the dull day and light source available they look a little lighter on the right hand side.  Please take the actual colour to be more consistent with the … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Rolling and registering

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Claire B

I’ve got the preparation and rolling of the oil based inks and mediums fairly under control now.  The keep it thin motto from Tony is constantly in my mind and his advise has served me well. I’m now preparing my … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Progress

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Claire B

Unfortunately I’m swamped with life outside my OCA course until mid next week and have not got quite as far as I’d hoped with my printing.  However, some progress has been made and new questions and thoughts have arisen from … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Cutting the lino

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Claire B

I started by resizing my design as there is quite a bit of fine line work and if the piece is too small I won’t be able to form the detail I am aiming for, the lino will simply crumble … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Finalising the design

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Claire B

Reduction lino printing: Working through design & colour placement ideas. In Assignment 4 of Exploring Ideas I discovered the wonderful designs of the 1950’s, in particular Lucienne Day and Jacqueline Groag.  I was immediately taken with their design ideas as … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Choosing a design

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Claire B

Reduction lino printing: Design progression and sketchbook work. I’ve always loved this feature tile in our renovated bathroom.  Above on the left is the actual colour but on the right I’ve played with it in Photoshop to add more tonal … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 8: Research

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Claire B

Reduction lino printing – research. I currently have this book on loan and although it is fairly old, 1974, it’s full of all sorts of useful printing information.  In the relief printing section alone it covers lucite print (perspex or … Continue reading →

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