1/1/2023 0 Comments Moku hanga reduction print![]() ![]() Would you care to join me?Ī sickening realization struck Church.The Crogan Castle, the ship that sent the distress signal, said her prow was stove in and her superstructure damaged. I was just finishing an inspection of the ship and heading for the wardroom for a cup of coffee. A trip that proved negative, seeming to confirm Worley's faith in the Cyclops.ĭon't you see, she must have been struck by a giant, rogue wave.Ĭhurch, sir. One more inspection tour down to the engine room to see if any water was reported rising in the bilges. It took all his willpower to keep from heading to the snug confines of his bunk and gratefully closing his eyes to the grim set of problems surrounding the ship. Though the person on the stretcher was obviously part of his entourage, Gottschalk took little notice, turning his attention instead to the chain-drive Mack truck that brought up the rear. Church watched as a figure on a stretcher was lifted out and carried on board, but he failed to discern any features because of heavy mosquito netting that covered the face. The second vehicle in the caravan was an ambulance. The hull plates groaned under the stress and they could hear several cracking noises. From instinct, honed by years at sea, everyone in the wheelhouse automatically grabbed at the nearest secure object to keep his footing. This was the point where I printed a few on the Dutch Etching and the Somerset to determine if the paper quality had affected the print I lamented when I discovered it did! The Somerset was far superior and allowed for a perfectly even layer of ink that picked up all the fine details.Suddenly, before Worley could reply, the Cyclops lurched downward into a deep trough between the swells. ![]() It worked out pretty well, but the mottled effect was still showing through. ![]() I also found that adding extender to the paler/translucent mauve allowed for some of the blue to come through from the previous layer. After receiving much needed advice and reassurance from my lecturer, Andrew, I decided to go for a pale/translucent mauve blended with deep purple to try and achieve this contrast. I spent many hours making fine cuts in the wings of the moths, and I was disappointed that these details were lost because the colour contrast wasn’t strong enough. ![]() It ended up being completely green as much of the yellow was coming through from the previous layer! I had to accept the green blend and make every effort to get some blue in there in the 5th layer.Īfter rolling up my blue blend, I realised I didn’t have enough contrast in areas where I needed it most. The next challenge I faced was getting an accurate green/blue blend. I had initially thought that I hadn’t adjusted the pressure or ink quite correctly, but discovered - much, much later - that I had chosen a paper that wasn’t absorbent enough (the ‘smoothness’ of Dutch Etching paper was okay, but it didn’t grab the ink the way the Somerset Satin did). I was rather disappointed with this, but received much needed reassurance that this effect aligns with the aesthetic of moth wings anyway, and that I should try to work this into my artwork. I later learned that the unevenness will affect subsequent layers and that speckling will come through with each subsequent layer. I had adjusted the pressure several times and ensured I didn’t roll on too much ink (I was probably a little too cautious about this, and didn’t roll on enough). The other challenge I faced was that I wasn’t achieving an even layer of ink on my prints. You can see how this was done in the following photo. #Moku hanga reduction print registration#I chose to carve away my registration frame as I thought it would be more stable, and I was concerned that glued strips may dislodge after wear and tear through the press. This helps to prevent the paper from shifting on the block. The straw board or mdf must be larger than the lino so the etching press roller has a little extra ‘step’ to climb when the block is run through the press. The registration frame can be created in one of two ways: you can either glue your block onto a slightly larger piece of straw board or mdf, and then glue separate lino strips on the board to create your frame, or you can glue a larger piece of lino onto a larger board and carve away your registration frame. Along with transferring the image to our block, we also had to ensure that we decided upon our paper size so that we could determine where to make our registration frame. I transferred my image by taping the photocopy in the desired area, and then using transfer paper to trace the image on. Our first step was to take our image and reverse it in Photoshop, then print it out and transfer it to our block. ![]()
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