In describing some of the processes I that go through in designing my linocuts I have not talked a lot about the ‘art-thinking’ processes. This is probably because they are often complex and hard to describe. FRAMEWORKS FOR ARTWORKS For … Continue reading The Art of ‘Creative Art-Thinking’ – designing linocuts
Designing linocuts or any artwork can be a very individual process depending on many factors including the nature of the artist and the media they work in, the style of work and can even come down to the space/time available. … Continue reading Designing linocuts…inside the process…
After working through design ideas using a number of photocopies cut up and moving them around and then adding them lightly over the template (size/shape of the basic linocut from the DESIGNART series) I settled on the seedpod over to … Continue reading Designing a linocut – the process of one design – Part 2
They say sometimes what goes around comes around. Or perhaps it should be called in this instance the sometimes ‘obsessive’ nature of artists!! After spending ages on the original drawing design – inking it up and then deciding to … Continue reading Designing a linocut – the process of one design – Part 3
This is a design based around waratahs…we have 2 quite large local plants which flower really well each spring/summer. One is a roadside planting – mind you the people who live there wondered what this odd person was doing drawing … Continue reading Designing a new linocut…and the use of photcopies and computers…
This is a design I was asked to complete – a small linocut of Tasmanian Christmas Bells. Fortunately I had taken some photos a long time ago of the Blandfordia punicea and have in my garden grown the local NSW … Continue reading Designing Linocuts – Design Process for Tasmanian Christmas Bells
Sometimes I do some drawings and leave them in my sketchbooks for later reference. Likewise with some linocut designs – for a number of reasons including not being fully happy with a particular design I will set them aside. In … Continue reading Designing – Redesigning and ‘Re-tweeking’ Linocut Designs
I was contacted by the Hanna Group to design something around an ‘Emblems’ design for a drink coaster. They specifically liked the idea of the Australian Golden Wattle used as a feature – perhaps around the edges, they also wanted … Continue reading Designing for a Commercial Commission – Part 1
It took over 50 hours of solid work to get to this printing stage from the final original design drawings, through the carving and printing processes . The oil based ink takes a couple of days to dry – although … Continue reading Designing for a Commercial Commission – Part 2 – handcolouring
This is the final result from the Drink Coaster I was commissioned to design using Australian Floral Emblems for the Hanna Group. The coasters have been produced and are now available!! This is the design – the design brief from … Continue reading Designing for a Commercial Commission – Part 3 – Final Design
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