16 Wang Shihan

Step 1: I took a photo and outlined it when it was printed out. I chose spaces to shade and leave blank according to how I wanted to print out different colors later on.

Step 2: I flipped the printed, outlined, and shaded picture the other way around and redrew everything above a lighted surface. The light from below allowed me to see clearly and thus it was not too much trouble redrawing the lines and shapes.

Step 3: After that, I took a led paper and placed it above a piece of lino. My drawing went on the very top and I outlined the drawing of my face again with a pointed pen. Looking back, I could have used more pressure on the pen in order to get the color of the led paper to stick to the lino. In the end, it was not too big of a problem and I just went over the drawing again to get a clearer shape. After that, I outlined the lino with a permanent marker.

Step 4:  I did not take a picture here, but I chose green, beige, and black to be the three colors printed out on the lino. Then I proceeded to shade parts of my lino to make it clearer where I was going to cut out and where I should not touch. In the picture, I cut out the places I wanted to leave white.

Step 5:  I did not take pictures here, but I did 3 prints of my face with the color beige before continuing to cut out my face. Cutting my face was easier than cutting my eyes as it was less detailed and any mistakes I made were easier to cover up.

Step 6:  This picture is my first try at printing out my background color after cutting out my face. Some parts of the paint got onto my face, so I decided to cut the lino a bit more evenly before moving on to print on my actual paper.

Step 7: I printed the background color on my real lino print and it was all quite alright. The only thing I regret is adding too much water to my paint. This caused some of the white details to be covered by the facial features in green.

Step 8: Lastly, I cut out the background and only had my face left on the lino. I would say this was the easiest process and was the one I enjoyed the most. I was less stressed knowing that it’s hard to mess this part up due to the big spacing.

Step 9: I am quite satisfied with how the final product turned out. I was trembling as I printed my facial features in black, but I did my best and I really like my work quite a lot!! Since it took so long and I put so much effort into it, I really treasure the final product.