So here are the first prints of two of the creatures from my Medieval Bestiary, plus one failed one of The Catoblepas.
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| Enfield |
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| Leucrota | | | |
I'm really happy with how these turned out, considering they're my first proper foray in to the world of Lino Cutting (and especially as I did them on my own DIY press ie, me standing on them under a big bit of wood!). The large areas of solid colour didn't work well, however - I don't think my body mass equates to the pressure of a printing press (thankfully) - so I'm adding in a bit more detail to the prints. May also experiment with colour.
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| Catoblepas |
With this one, I thought I'd try a more textured, thicker paper. It did not work, but I still kind of like it.
Overall, I like the outcome and really like the way linocuts look, it's got a very specific and bold quality to the line I like. What do other people think about the process? Do you like it? Or think it's too time consuming / outdated?
More to come, I'm working on the Peryton, and those feathers are taking a long, long time.
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