I came across this video when I was looking on youtube for lino cutting techniques. The references at the beginning are really interesting, and the majority of them use line really well to create tone and vary the value within the images.
This is something I want to be able to do. Use line in a way that helps to balance out the values, but also in a way that describes form, like Tomas Shahan says.
Watching another of his videos, it's making me realise that I'm struggling with the process of translating my drawings into the lino cut.
A lot of the time, I draw the rough sketch, and maybe accent the areas that will be highlights or shadows, then once I transfer the image onto the lino to cut it, I tend to wing it. I make it up as I go along a bit and just draw with the cutting tool.
Because this project is all about the quality, I really don't want to go through this process. Mainly because on occasion it's failed and I've realised as I've been cutting that it isn't going to turn out the way that I want it to. So I kind of wing it again even more to make it work.
I had the idea after watching this video, that maybe I could be mocking these up digitally and planning them using photoshop. That way, I can fill a blank canvas with a colour, and use the eraser tool / a white brush to rub away the areas that I would cut.
This might help me to visualise what the cut will look like far better.
It also means that I can scale the design to whatever size I want, print it and then transfer it.
Because that's another issue that I've had in the past - trying to draw and redraw a design to the right size.
The image above shows layers of a digital sketch, that is then treated in the same way as a woodblock to create the more refined drawing.
Also it's a reminder to consider printing finishes and paper colour etc. The debossing adds a real quality and tactile element.
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