17 Audrey Tang

Lino cut

Lino print 1

Lino print 2

Outlined portrait:

After taking a selfie, the picture was invertly printed out with a certain percentage of transparency. The print was then traced out on a rubber sheet using a piece of carbon paper. I traced out using a ball point pen. It was rather difficult to trace hard enough so that the rubber sheet will be inked.

Shaded portrait:

I shaded the darker areas on the printed paper black and drew the background with a 4B pencil. I struggled a little, trying to shade the areas completely dark.

Colour scheme:

I labeled at the bottom of the paper what colour certain areas will be. Then, I coloured the white parts green, some parts of the background red and the rest black. 

White parts cut out:

I traced out my face on the rubber sheet and used a permanent marker to shade in the areas that will remain black. Then, I cut out the white parts.

Print of white parts using green paint:

I printed the face with white parts cut out. I used my cloth to wipe away the painted background. This is my first print. It was quite patchy so I printed out several others. The colour was more solid and the print was less patchy.

1st test print:

Some of the white areas were quite patchy so i cut more to make it less patchy.

2nd test print

3rd test print

1st test print:

I added too little water to the very thick and dry paint so the paint smudged into the gaps.

2nd test print:

I reduced the amount of paint and sprayed water on the roller to make the paint less concentrated and more smooth.

3rd test print

4th test print

Final cut:

Ms Ng asked me to cut out more areas before my last prints. This was to make my face less dark. This is the edited (final) version.

1st test print:

The background was patchy so I cut more to make it less patchy.

This was very much less patchy and I was ready for the final prints.

Final print 1 of final cut

Final print 2 of final cut