27 Lim Zheng Xuan

Drawing of cat on paper 

Drawing of cat on lino with marker and cut halfway

1st printing of lino design

2nd printing of lino design

Reverse: Black and White design

Reverse on Lino Block using ballpoint pen and carbon paper

Colour Scheme: choose 2 distinct light and dark colours to mark out skin and background. At the bottom, write down the steps of printing, which is, for me,  yellow, red, then black.

First print: Using a similar colour that I have planned in the colour scheme, print the first print.

Print the same colour for at least 3 times, preferably 5 times.

This is my second print.

This is my third print.

I was not supposed to add the background into it, so I wiped off the excess paint with a cloth.

This is my fourth print.

Referring to the colour scheme paper, cut out the parts that have been coloured yellow.

I did a test print to look at where I could cut more, so that my prints would look cleaner.

I did another test print and found that my cutting was quite clean, so I can print my lino onto the first print. The ink on this print was a bit dry, so I could have sprayed some water on the paint.

This is my first print. I used the lino coated with red ink, print it onto the first prints to overlap them.

This is my second print.

This is my first test print after cutting out the background. It is quite clean, but I can just wipe off the excessive paint in the background with a cloth. The colour is not solid too.

This is my second test print. I could still have wiped off the excessive paint, but the colour is quite solid.

This is my first print. I proceeded to use black ink to print on my actual piece of paper, which had the first print and the second print. The paper was a bit dirty on both sides, since I did not dry my hands after I washed the lino. I also did not clean off the excess black colour in the background. I prefer this print because the black colour is more solid and outlines the face clearer

This is my second print. There is some patches on my hair, even after I printed the black colour 2 times on the paper. there is also a bit of smudge at the bottom because the paper moved when I was printing.

I did another one because it had a solid background colour.