It is easy to get caught up in the process of gelatin printmaking. It is fast and spontaneous. I will often pull many prints and not really have any one print that is finished.
Add a focus to complete your print
One way to complete a print is to add a focus. Ask your self:
- What is the print saying?
- Does it have a feel?
- What kind of mark would compliment and complete the print?
Sometimes it is easy to answer those questions and other times the print is just in its infancy.
surprise layers
This print above was just a blue and black “newsprint” pick up. And by added the black figure I created a focus and also embraced the design principles of variety and repetition.
Printing design principles
My suggestion to you is:
- notice how your eye travels around the print
- allow for surprise
- aim for a dynamic range of values from very light to very dark
- limit your tools (don’t try to do everything) in one print
- give yourself time and space to develop your design skills
- simplify, simplify simplify
If you have a stack of prints with potential and you would like some help completing them into finished prints, then consider joining us in this new printmaking workshop, Printed Gifts. In this art class we will use design principles to crop, collage and complete prints in several different ways, to create abstract landscapes, botanical prints, set of cards and small framed prints.
Please note: This class is for folks who have some experience with the gelatin plate, stamping or stenciling, and who want to build compositional skill, so they can complete pleasing prints. If you have question about whether this is the right class for you, then please email me, linda@lindagermain.com
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