Zechariah

Posted on February 6, 2013

Zechariah, proof of a 3- color lino-cut.

I’ve been tinkering with this print for a few months now trying to get it right- not really sure that I am getting anywhere. While the 3rd block still needs a little adjusting- some of the lines are too narrow and gather ink to fast- it seemed ready to offer up here. Maybe you can give me some insight.

The print employs 3 different blocks, and there are in truth 4 colors if you include the white of the paper, which is part of the design. To cut down on time between printings in developing the proofs, I have been using water based inks. The final edition will use inks with oil as the vehicle. I have included a number of images from my process and some variations of the actual print along the way.

Proof of the main block

Obviously, not complete, but I like the silohuette

While not the best pull, this is my favorite one right now

Category: art, design, prints, technique and process, transfer of energy Tagged: art, color process, colored lino-cut, design, ink, jack baumgartner, Lino-cut, old testament, printing press, printing process, printmaking, prophet, Zechariah

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Goshen the Ewe Lamb, Lino-Cut and Bezalel’s Workshop.

Posted on November 15, 2012

Goshen, Ewe Lamb, color reduction lino-cut, 4.5″ x 6″

Bezalel’s Workshop, sumi ink drawing (unfinished) 9″ x 12″

Yaakov, I hope you approve so far

Category: art, design, Drawings, illustration, prints, technique and process, transfer of energy Tagged: art, Bezalel, color reduction process, colored lino-cut, design, Ink Drawing, lamb, printmaking, sheep, Workshop

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Brouwerij West Crowns

Posted on October 9, 2012

Brian Mercer of Brouwerij West did a nice post on the crowns I designed for them. Brian was a pleasure to work with. He even sent me some beer. You can see his post here, and below are a few more pictures of the process. We ended up with black and white but in the trial process I used four different registered blocks to achieve various color arrangements.