Self Portrait
This first project is to get you acquainted with the various aspects of relief printing. Including transferring images, cutting, inking, registration and of course printing.
Create a self portrait that expresses some aspect of your personality. It must have some figural reference in the final piece, but it does not necessarily have to be a traditional head shot, and it may be either realistic or abstract or somewhere in between. (You could consider doing one that is: symbolic, superhero, just waking up, sad, nude, highly caffeinated, funny etc). What does the choice of pose tell you about the person? (Shy, confident, modest, romantic, confrontational or neutral), What is the setting or background if any?
PARAMETERS:
Create a self portrait that expresses some aspect of your personality. It must have some figural reference in the final piece, but it does not necessarily have to be a traditional head shot, and it may be either realistic or abstract or somewhere in between. (You could consider doing one that is: symbolic, superhero, just waking up, sad, nude, highly caffeinated, funny etc). What does the choice of pose tell you about the person? (Shy, confident, modest, romantic, confrontational or neutral), What is the setting or background if any?
PARAMETERS:
- Experiment with different cutting techniques.
- Image size: 8"x 10" Linoleum cut (I want you to experiment with your different tools, and mark making).
- Paper size: 10"x12" minimum with clean borders & printed on either Thai Kozo or Arnhem paper.
- Edition Size: You will print a minimum of 8 prints and be graded on your best 4. (at least one of them must be hand burnished and others can be press printed). You can hand burnish all if you like.
TERMS:
- Registration
- Proof/Proofing
- V Gouge, U gouge, knife, chisel
- Edition
- Archival
- Brayer
- Woodcut vs Engraving
- Bleed Print vs Bordered Print
