Scold's Bridle

I tried to get a final print done to make a total of 6. I know I had aimed for 12, but due to the time consuming process and my battle with my own skill development, I had to change tack and go for fewer, high quality prints.

I felt a little rushed with this one and was really conscious of the fact that I need to get in to print. So this one did not go well.. Urgh. Again, I really struggled.

I really wanted to include a scold's bridle or shame mask of some sort. But I struggled with trying to capture a sense of texture as I had with the others. This one was a challenge and so I know I kinda just settled for one of the sketches I did and got cutting.

I cut it far too quickly and ended up with something I wasn't happy with. It doesn't fit in with the other prints at all. There is a lack of texture, the shading isn't totally right, the line work isn't clean and crisp, the attempt to add a mid tone is rough and not precise enough..

Overall, when it's put next to the other illustrations, it sticks out as almost comical. It doesn't work because it doesn't look like an old medieval object, it looks far too figurative. I had really wanted to include it but in the end it just didn't work.

Therefore I've made the decision to take it out of the final group of prints and submit it as a test print. I think it would drag the quality of the other prints down, as well as it sticking out like a sore thumb.