In my printmaking class, we worked on drypoint etchings a couple weeks ago, etching with an etching needle (or screw, or seam ripper, or...) into a piece of plastic, then using ink to print the lines that we etched.
I found this fish drawing (marker & pen) in a sketch book that I was working in last spring. I was pretty pleased with the effect of the markers back then, and with this new medium, I thought it might be interesting to see how the marks translated. I traced the outlines of the fish with the etching needle, then selected an ink color (I tried using green and blue together at first, with mixed results, and ultimately settled on the blue). I purposely didn't clean off all of the ink I applied to try and recreate some of the feel of the original drawing.
I'm pretty pleased with the result, it's not the 'exact same', but it's a pretty decent translation!
