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| Drake reduction linocut by Teresa Newham |
Time for an update on one of the two reduction linocuts I've been making during lockdown. As a distraction project it's worked well - I've learnt a lot and had a great deal of fun. And it's certainly kept me occupied!
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| feet & beak © Teresa Newham |
Having finished the background, I've been dealing with each piece separately, which meant I could work on one while the other dried in between layers. I printed the yellow feet and beak of the drake first, adding in some extended shadow on the beak.
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| feet (again) & head © Teresa Newham |
I printed the orange part of the feet and the green head next, and added in some wet in wet shadow on the head at the same time. As you can see from the photo above, things were beginning to get somewhat complicated . . .
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| base layer on body © Teresa Newham |
The next stage was to print a layer of flat grey onto the body to give some texture and to knock out any intrusions from the background. This was a straightforward layer, as was the next one, which added some subtle extended shadows with a sweep of the baren.
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| subtle shadows © Teresa Newham |
The final process was to add the brown and black feathers, which I printed together as one layer. I was sorry to finish with this handsome fellow, because he's been so absorbing to work on - as has his female companion! More about her soon . .
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| final feathers © Teresa Newham |
Absolutely love this (and his female companion)! A very complex technique and it's made him look very majestic and dignified.
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