I have decided to take a break from moku-hanga printing for awhile because it frustrates me so much. I wanted to print out the rest of my raven block http://vizart.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html using oil based ink. I mixed the blue PearlEx powder in with my black oil based ink and printed the block as usual. I was disappointed because it just looked black with a very faint shimmer but no blue at all. I figured i would have to print it again with the PearlEx mixed with transparent base which is fine but i tend to be lazy so it would have been better to get it done in one printing. So anyway this morning being the impatient person i am i decided to check the prints for dryness even though i know there is no way the ink could have possibly dried over night so i rubbed it with my finger and there it was the blue shimmer i was looking for after the print dried a little more i burnished the whole image and the blue came up over the whole print. I thought this might also be used along with an oil based Shiomen-zuri (Hiding Technique). Its not the easiest thing to photograph this photo was the best i could come up with.
3 comments:
Hey Viza, the Blue that comes out with burnishing is really lovely. The crow really benefits from a subtle blue sheen. I really like the boldness of this particular print and scale. Happy burnishing.
Hey Viza, the Blue that comes out with burnishing is really lovely. The crow really benefits from a subtle blue sheen. I really like the boldness of this particular print and scale. Happy burnishing.
The crow looks related to the huge black crow that sits outside my window all the time, maybe they are cousins? I also like the "close up", very striking. Very well done.
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