Sunday, September 21, 2014

Block Printed Dragons

I hadn't block printed since high school, so I was a little nervous about this one- but it's pretty simple, and the tools don't take up as much space as, say, screenprinting... This was fun! I used screenprinting ink, because neither I or the art-supply-store clerk knew if block printing ink would wash out, but screen printing ink will stay fast. I initially printed the pink one with a pink spot in the middle of the eye, but I ended up not liking how that looked, so I put a bundle of French knots over it. I also backstitched the upper edge of the purple dragon's wings. I've still got one more color of ink, and one more "plate" that I can carve up, so I'll probably add a couple more to this group of dragons!



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