It's time I got started on my Year of the Snake Print for BarenForum's Chinese New Year's Exchange.
First, come up with a drawing and transfer it to some wood blocks. I'm going with two. I haven't even figured out how many colors, but I'm only doing two blocks.
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| Peeling the paper off, and hopefully leaving the drawing. |
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| Mixing a very transparent yellow using Akua inks. |
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| Rolling the first color directly onto the card. |
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| I'm starting with 60 cards. |
I'm hoping Bentley the cat stays off them while they are drying.
Terry, Are you using intaglio ink or Akua Color?And what did you use to make it more transparent?
ReplyDeleteJanis, I am using Akua Intaglio inks. They make a transparent base. It's actually kind of yellowish and if you roll just it out onto paper it will leave the paper a little discolored, like it has oil on it or something. But I just love Akua inks, they have a very translucent quality right out of the jar. They roll out very thin. I used just a touch of yellow in a big glob of the transparent base.
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