I don't want to draw people in the illustrations, I want to keep it specific to the tools and contraptions. As I've sketched, I haven't enjoyed drawing the victims, I don't want it to be about that.
The way that I draw people would not suit the tone of voice that I'm looking for. I want the images to have a really mature feel about them; really well developed illustrations.
I'm not confident linocutting people / faces etc. Plus I find that it takes away from the whole feel of the prints.
I don't want it to be instantly 100% apparent what the torture tool is.
I also don't want them to look gruesome. I want them to look beautiful, but the idea of them is gruesome.
When people fist look at the prints they should see the process first. The illustration secondly, and consider the concept after that.
This project is all about getting better at a skill, and developing on what I already know. Therefore the emphasis is on the quality and the aesthetic.
I've also been considering the colours. I always use black, alwayyyysss. And although I'm looking at old woodcuts, that also use black, I want to push myself away from this if possible. I think it will mean that there is more of a focus on the details of the lino cuts, as the high contrast and high impact of black on white won't be the first thing you see. So in keeping with the historical feel, I'm considering sepia tones or a deep gold of some sort. This is something I can experiment with the more work I produce. There is a chance though that black just has more impact and looks better.. I'll have to see as I go.
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