Why is it not working?
- I’m finding A4 really difficult scale to work on because it is such a big space, meaning that I am spending too long on each image. The level of detail that working on a larger scale is allowing me to add just doesn’t work with this media. This is because there is already so much going on in the thinned photographs that things are just looking too busy. I need to use ink as a means to differentiate things and to make them clearer, not more complex.
- I am finding it difficult to create strong contrasting images because the ink from the photograph resists quink. This means that I am being left with lots of mushy grey areas, which I cannot work on top of.
- I cannot get images to print as well as they did in my sketchbook. I think that this is because I am working over a larger surface so am applying less pressure.
How am I going to resolve these issues?
- I am going to go into the studio to print a bunch of images A5 so that I can work back in my sketchbook again - so images print better and I'm not tempted to put in too much detail.
- I am also going to plot out which areas of each image I want to print beforehand so that I don’t end up with too much mushy grey area.
- I am also going to create lots of repeats of each image at a faster rate to prevent me from overworking them.
- I am going to try painting the gambler just with ink - I have repeatedly tried to do it with thinners and it just isn't working.
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