I did a couple of drawings in ink (I love my Faber Castell Pitt pens), and with the help of a well known paint program, scanned then coloured them in to see how they'd look as lino cuts using just 3 colours.
The first two are possibles, the last blue one is a scan from a gardening catalog which I messed around with. I think is too complex to use as a lino design. But would make a fantastic canvas painting. Hmm. Be interested to hear what others think.
I love the blue in this one. It reminds me of the Klein blue I saw so much of in the South of France last year.
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Love the blue one, you’re right, it would make a very striking canvas :)
Don’t forget the lino cuts will give you solid colours, not the dithered effect you’re getting from your graphics package….you could fake the effect by applying the paint lightly/pressing lightly on these areas…but that would be quite tricky and a bit hit and miss…All very striking though, looking forward to seeing them in card form :)…I must get on with some more of my own…;)
I love the blue too!
Penny.
Like the blur but am unconvinced adout the white.
I love the last one too - but I think you'd lose the feathery effect. I think lino cuts work best when tye're quite stark - but then I tend to prefer monochrome at the best of times 8-).
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