Linocut relief print

This project was to create our own prints. First we made practice prints first of things that are opposites. Then I found a picture I wanted to use for the final print of some flowers in a jar. I used photo shop to turn the picture into only black and white. Then I outlined it in pencil onto the block of linoleum. I left the places that I wanted to be colored and carved the rest out of the block. Then I had to make the four prints which were black and white, hand colored, alternate background, and artist's choice. I was able to come in during advisory and make the first three prints but I ran out of time for the last one. For the alternated background I used a piece of paper from a wallpaper book. I didn't really like it but there wasn't anything better that I could find. I brought a print home and colored it in with colored pencils. I did a stripes and dots pattern in the background of the print that doesn't look very good. I made the artist's choice print in another class. I decided to do two different colors. I did a layer of red and then a layer of blue on top. I liked how the last print turned out.