Week 8: New ink
This week I’ve been catching up on work, taking a final, and recovering from my first vaccine.
I got into the studio to try my new ink (Gamblin litho ink) with toner washes. This ink is a joy to use, super clean lines and no smearing in the water.
I am trying to get more levels of value in my toner washes. I like the grittiness of the darker pull, but that’s unintentional ink sticking to the negative spaces.
Toner wash test
A love letter to 99 bean energy
I learned a lot from doing an edition of 20 last week, so my next step is to spend some time drawing a more detailed pronto plate and doing another edition. 10 is a good number to aim for to have enough to send to my friends and keep a few prints, while not taking forever to print.
I am also finally developing a B/W film roll from the past year, and if any pictures turn out I’ll remix them digitally and print them with pronto plates.
What I’m listening to
- ICON - Cobrah
- OH NO - Xiu Xiu