Step 1: Line drawing of a koi fish

Step 2: Lino cut in progress. 

Step 3: Lino cut complete

First Print

Second Print

Step 1: Trace over photo, add shadows, create black and white 

Step 2: Turn paper around and trace over (inverted tracing)

Step 3: Create colour scheme to know the order of the cutting the lino. This creates less confusion and less room for mistakes.

Step 4: With the help of carbon paper, transfer the design onto the lino and shade in the parts. Do this with a permenant marker.

Step 5: Cut out the white parts (based on the colour scheme). The desired outcome of this step was to get a blue print, which would later on be the colour of my face. However, I realised that the blue prints had little parts that had a lot of white spots in them by the time i realised it was too late to redo it again.

I think to avoid this problem in the future, check with the teacher first before heading on to the next step.

Step 7: Carve out blue parts (background)

Step 9: Carve out yellow (skin colour to print black)

Step 10: Test print black

Step 11: Print black on the actual work.