this is print 2 of 3, the best one. although i still think the black is not even enough and there are too many white spots. sam says i am too self-critical, but i just want a nice full and even black, that's all. i think i need smoother, more expensive lino. if anyone has any tips, please let me have them through the comments box, thanks !
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6.25.2005
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Alexi.. you will see that a lot of lino-cuts have quite a lot of brocken up areas of the solid area, it gives it more richnes.
A solid area can in fact be less interesting, remember it's a CRAFT not 'design' so it can have that looser quality to it. Remember Catherine Bates print! Try looking at some examples maybe on the internet. I don't think you need a smoother lino.......good luck.
Another thought is to vary the thickness of the line, this gives it more of a lino cut look, and not an engraving, which is usually with thin lines.
Nice! Didn't know you were planning to play in that field...
I agree with some of what Anthony says, the white spots is what u fake in photoshop to had caracter to the print, here they are real.
Vince
on a completely unrelated topic...
HI ALEXI!
it's emily (koryn's roomate of too many years ago) in Japan... vince let me know that you're in Oz and sent me your blog link...
my nouveau hubby and I are moving to the land of koalas this decembre!!! we'll land in sydney and we want to buy a van (much like yours... will yours be for sale at that time perhaps??) and drive up to Brisbane where he's enrolled to start school in fevrier. would love to get in touch with you, hopefully meet up if you're still there when we arrive!
we could go surfing! my man surfs, i just look like i should :P we're hoping to make it there for christmas, we'll have lots to celebrate cause it's our dream starting to come true. we've been trying to make it to Australia to live for a few years and now we're finally doing it! in less than 6 months, you're website made me SO excited to get there!! i can't wait and i'm so jealous that you're there already and i'm so happy for you that you're having such a cool experience.
bon ben, get in touch!
EM
ems_nymph at hotmail dot com
PS i also think the blotchy black has more depth than a solid would, and i like anthony's comment about thicker lines. overall though, it looks stunning!
well, that's what i call innaresting commenting, thanks for all the input. however, being the stubborn jerk i am, i will strive to eliminate all of the white blotches so that my black may be a pure, robotic, clean and perfect black ! just like in illustrator and photoshop. heheh.
and Emily ! duuude ! nice to hear from ya. i will be on the road till next weekend or so, driving up to cairns, but when i get there i will try to get a minute to write back !
Then stop sculpting/printing and get back on the computer, u robotic designer!
why do you ask comments if its to brush'em off?
Vince
b'jour,
quelqu'un parle français ?
oui, esti.
bjour alexi
il n'y a rien de parfait dans la nature! c'est pour cette raison que la nature nous donne autant de satisfaction! On ne sait pas vraiment pourquoi on ressent une force à ses côtés et un bien-être inexplicable mais voilà c'est le secret de la nature. Son environnement ne cesse de nous impressionner, chaque lever et coucher de soleil est différent, chaque vague de la mer arrive avec sa propre force et cette variété, ces imprévus avec lesquels nous composons jour après jour c'est l'essence même de notre vie. La perfection c'est prévisible et super ennuyant! L'irrégularité d'un morceau de bois naturel a une beauté inégalée. Ton lino cut est une nouvelle discipline avec toutes ses propres propriétés. Tu ne seras pas le premier ni le dernier à vouloir le dompter mais j'imagine que toute cette nouvelle expérience saura t'apporter quelque chose en soi ne serait-ce que cette leçon. C'est vraiment incroyable que tu commences à t'intéresser à cette forme d'art, tu explores sans cesse, j'admire cette curiosité chez toi de toujours essayer de nouvelles formes d'expression. Tu continue à m'épater, tes ressources personnelles semblent sans fin.
Continue Alexi tu iras loin. Qu'est-ce que je raconte tu es déjà assez loin!
hey!
why dont u just put some black paint on it....haha enough of my bad jokes, it looks like u n sam are having a great time! fantasytic. see it wasnt anything to worry about! im back in norway now, its weird knowing that i havent got a home waiting for me in england anymore...but i'll hopefully move back in september. by the way did ur brother go to my exhibition?
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