Friday, September 20, 2013

Linocut in progress: The pause before more awkwardness

One more transparent gray to give some dimension to the puffin's bill and tie everything back together.

Atlantic puffin: reduction linocut, Step 8

A close-up of the head to show you what I mean:


From here I think it's time to put some blue in the upper background and work those rocks some more. I think it's going to get pretty ugly before it looks good!



2 comments:

  1. they really do have the silliest faces, don't they? Looking forward to the next stages. It's fascinating as usual!

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  2. thanks for the close up :) its easier to see how the colours work together

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Linocut in Progress: The Third Act

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