I am excited about the soft plate relief printing class that starts soon.
I have started gathering all my inks, plates, papers and tools to play with printmaking. I often have to remind myself to keep it simple. It is so easy to want to put all that inspires me into one set of prints. But that usually ends up with an ugly mess.
Even with the print above, I had to rein myself in and keep it simple by:
- Limit the colors
- Repeat the circle motif
- And slightly modify the circle image to create just enough variety
I took a chance with the gold and I think it works. It adds a bit of variety and darker values.
If you would like to explore this low tech method of printing then check out the details on the printmaking workshop page and join us.