"Tuetle" is the result of my third assignment in Printmaking I. We were tasked to create a unique reductive wood cut print. Below are images from throughout the process.
Final sketch before transferring the image to wood block for carving. |
Tracing sketch onto wood block. |
Final image traced onto wood block. |
Me in my workshop preparing to start carving. |
Beginning of carving process. |
Carving. |
Just starting and beginning to realize what a pain in the ass this is going to be, even with the use of a Dremel. |
First carved layer complete. |
First carved layer complete. |
Inking wood block with a gold colored ink for first print layer. |
Inked wood block on press ready to be pushed through. |
Now the scary part. Hoping it printed evenly.... |
Success! |
Completed first ink layer. |
Completed first ink layer. |
15 copies done and drying. |
Second layer carved and ink applied to wood block. |
Second green ink layer successfully applied. |
Halfway done. Woohoo! |
Third and final layer carved. |
Preparing to ink final color. |
Wood block inked with final blue color. |
Done! |
Of the 15 original prints, 7 made it through to the end. Here they are drying. |
Final Print. |
"Tuetle", #1/7, all framed and ready to party. |
Graphical version I did in Illustrator for my Computer Graphics class. |
"When questioned about the exact reproduction of all prints in an edition, one should reply: 'Why, are you going to buy two of them...?'" -Ken Hale