Australian Floral Emblems 2014 – A Fine Art Linocut Tutorial
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Category: 5 Handcolouring
Blue Mountains Wildflowers Fine Art Linocut – A Step back in Time
The linocut ‘Blue Mountains Wildflowers’ is really a step back in time for me on many levels from the design inspirations to my memories of this region. As I’ve spoken about before I love the Blue Mountains region west of … Continue reading Blue Mountains Wildflowers Fine Art Linocut – A Step back in Time
Seaside Wildflowers – The Development of a new Fine Art Linocut
SEASIDE WILDFLOWERS – CREATING A FINE ART LINOCUT The centrepiece artwork for an exhibition at the Northern Rivers Art Gallery was a new linocut – Seaside Wildflowers. Back in February I was approached by the Northern Rivers Art Gallery Director Ingrid Hedgcock, to exhibit alongside an exhibition of the Master Woods Craftsman & his students. For me it came at a time when recently becoming an ’empty nester’ & my shoulder was looking like it was going to recover after surgery & allow me to work – carve – again. It was also when I really need to get my … Continue reading Seaside Wildflowers – The Development of a new Fine Art Linocut
Oil based ink for printing & watercolours for handpainting Linocuts
The reason for using oil based inks is so that when I handpaint with traditional artist watercolours the oil based ink of the printed area repels the watercolour. If you were to use a waterbased ink (which dries quickly and … Continue reading Oil based ink for printing & watercolours for handpainting Linocuts
Handpainting – handcolouring – Practicing & Experimenting – ‘Old Man Banksia’
Handcolouring linocuts can mean a simple process of filling in the blanks with colour but for me it is a much more complex process. In this Banksia serrata design – Old Man Banksia – this design has a limited palette of creams/greens and a range of browns. I am relying on tonal values as well as colour to build up the image, and some under painting of yellow & reds. Below is the colour proof – the final colour of the seedpod for this design I have pared back to more brown & less red/yellow. Laying down the watercolour … Continue reading Handpainting – handcolouring – Practicing & Experimenting – ‘Old Man Banksia’
From linocut design to handcolouring – four new prints
Four examples of original plant/image to final design after designing, carving, printing and finally handcolouring. There are two of a new series of smaller 15cm x 15cm designs, This first one is Eucalyptus caesia – also known as ‘Silver Princess’. The second one is a Waratah – Telopea speciocissima. The third is a Coastal Tea Tree – Leptospermum laevigatum Art Deco Series – image size – 8cm x 22cm Finally some flying foxes – the Grey headed Flying Fox – in amongst some Grevillea robusta – I am looking forward to painting this one in particular. This … Continue reading From linocut design to handcolouring – four new prints
Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 1
Once I have printed a number of ‘proofs’ or the whole edition with extras as ‘proofs’, I can then set about experimenting with handcolouring techniques and colours until I decide on the final result I want to achieve. Often I … Continue reading Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 1
Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2
This is the completed handcoloured linocut – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs – linocut. I have called it “Regeneration”. After the destruction that occurs in bushfires the waratah ‘regenerates’ from a ‘lignotuber’ which is a type of starchy or woody swelling found … Continue reading Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2
What a difference a background colour can make – Emu Linocut
Having finally carved, printed and now coloured this linocut (after working on the original drawing over a year ago and the pre-sketch ideas over 2 years) I finally have finished! I had hand painted the emu above as you can see but it felt a bit empty so added a graded wash of ‘Australian Red Gold’ which I am quite pleased with. I must say this one of my favourite watercolour pigments as it just seems to have a glow about it. I think the background colour can make a huge difference to any work and often it may take … Continue reading What a difference a background colour can make – Emu Linocut
Wildflowerings Linocut & Art Tutorials 