Love woodcutting, just like I thought I would.
Here is my very first go at it! I decided to try it on a little baby mdf block, and what better for a little block like that than a Pantone swatch!!!
(and 214 C is a rosy pink color but all I had to work with in my limited time was pure magenta)
Alright, here's where I started. Used Lino cutting tools because that's what we had and my teacher said they worked about the same.
This here is my lovely carved block.
Got my magenta rolled onto it
FIRST PRINT!
Turned out pretty well, but I had to go back and sand my block a bit to try to get rid of the graininess.
Block on left and print on right. I'll tell you now, it's not easy to write backwards, but it sucks even more to carve backwards. That's how I lost the detail in the 'e' on the end...oh well.
This was awesome and I'm getting ready to start a bigger one, but I really want to play with the textures a lot more because that's what's so great about woodcuts. Wish me luck!
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