Slowvember WIP - Barn

[theprairiefox]

@Elena-Marengoni he is not on something.

I just finished my sketch of this and had to redo the perspective a bit as things were off. Glad you caught the oddness.

[theprairiefox]

Okay, here are my sketches with value added. I tried to match the values as close to what the finish should be to get a clearer idea. Note that white when printed is about 7.5% grey and black is about 90% and the paper I am using is about 20%.

@Elena-Marengoni Interestingly enough, when I redid the perspective on ten, I thought I fixed it so he didn't look like he was standing on something. And that is the way it looked to me until I added value and now he really looks like he is standing on something? I think it is fine either way. Just interesting the unintended things that happen.

Let me know your thoughts...

[braden H]

@theprairiefox My favs #12. I kinda wanna see the boys eyes looking at the figure as seed falls from his hand. A moment during instead of a moment before if you get what I mean

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett yeah, I will play with that. I am having a hard time deciding which I like most.

I was thinking that 12 could be really fun if I took that POV for the rest of the book as well!

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett what do you think of this?

[braden H]

@theprairiefox close! How aboooooooout this!

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett yeah better... I added the change. Also playing with the placement of the text. Let me know what you think.

Note the variation of the lines. They will not be black but just cut away from the white of the building so the paper will show through. I am thinking the building will be made of rocks. I tried to show that here.

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett playing with sizing up to the next size, I figured out my dimensions were off. Here is it trimmed to the correct dimensions. Kind of like it better.

[theprairiefox]

Here is my final sketch that I will be using to create my plates for printing!

The rocks and wood will be white with the paper showing through in the gaps. And the old lady will be a very dark green (her backpack will be black.)

If the print works... now I race to get it done tomorrow. Wish me luck!

[braden H]

@theprairiefox said in Slowvember WIP - Barn:

now I race to get it done tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Good luck

I really like the stones of the house. Puttin' the page fold down the middle is a good idea, too!

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett yeah, the line around the outside is the bleed as well. I am planning on putting this in a book dummy so I setting it up so I can print it using blurb and they have a 1/8 inch bleed.

All the things you have to think about if you are really going to print!

[theprairiefox]

The first plate printed... let's hope it is dry enough to print the next plate in an hour or so. I added lots of ink drier and added fans.

[theprairiefox]

Plate 2, had a problem and the GlowForge messed up the plate so I had to recut and got slowed down... hope I make it!

[theprairiefox]

Red is done...

[braden H]

@theprairiefox Damn that looks pretty!You still got time!

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett Almost there... I am going to get it finished! Only one plate to go.

[theprairiefox]

The last color is done.

I was testing if the green would play nice over the black on the lady but didn't like it so left her all-black. More mysterious that way.

[theprairiefox]

Here is the final scanned... also posted in the contest thread.

Thank you @Braden-Hallett , @Elena-Marengoni , @Rachel-Horne , @JoannaH so much for the feedback.

[xin li]

Always a pleasure to see the block printing illustrations. My new year resolution is to try silkscreen. I will make at least one svs monthly contest in silkscreen next year :-).

[theprairiefox]

@xin-li can't wait to see it!

I am new to all of this (have been doing printmaking for about a year now) and silkscreen is on my list of technics to learn.

I love the looseness and texture that traditional printmaking provides. Such a rich quality...