Printmaking Workshop

In the printmaking workshop, we were introduced to different styles of print making and materials such as wood, and tools such as a brayer and cutters.
 
We started by practicing designs in a zentagonal style. This was, in time, very difficult to create new patterns.



Of all the designs on the sheet, I liked the top far left one the most since it was unique and was one of the more straight lined designs which I liked better since they were easier to achieve when cutting the lino.

Next we created our final designs which we were then to cut into the lino piece. I used, mostly, a mixture of the previous designs including the one I preferred.

Within this design I made the centre a sun since I thought it was well fitting with the piece and potential colours which could be used. I also changed some of the final design since it may have been harder or close to impossible when producing with the lino cutter.

Some of the designs in the final cut were difficult to produce such as the circles in the top left hand corner. However in the printing process, these turned out well.

In the process of printing, some colours worked better than others. For example, The one above didn't work as well as expected.
 Although others, the following, worked out well:

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We also used different types of paper to print onto like brown paper, shown in the picture above.

 

The print above shows a print made by cutting out a coloured, in this case yellow, shape to match a shape on the design. then gluing it to the paper before printing on to it.

Keywords:

• relief printing
• brayer
• line printing
• La Poupee
• Chine Colle
• Henna
• Zentangle