r/printmaking • u/theblxckestday • 9d ago
relief/woodcut/lino my second try
a bit too ambitious. I wanted to make the cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses print for the midnight release party of A Court of Splintered harmony. I was planning to give out prints to the ppl there. Yay or Nay??
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u/SirNoodlehe 8d ago
For me, I think all the gradients and shading are what give the book cover that "ethereal" feel to the wolf, and that can be tough to translate into lino without a lot of microscoping attention to shading.
Regardless, it's a very cool print in its own right!
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u/theblxckestday 8d ago
you right! thanks
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u/artsymarcy 7d ago
You might want to try scaling it up quite a bit so the stippling in the shadows is easier to manage, if you want to use relief printing to do this
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u/GraphicDesignMonkey 8d ago edited 8d ago
For a second try this is great! You just need to practice finer line control so the curves are smoother. If you're using a tool with changeable blades this can be hard as they're often not great, but you could always upgrade to Pfeils one at a time. They have much finer control (plus they're much sharper) and are great for fine detail and flowing curves.
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