It's the last day in May, and I've got a new print to show! I'm happy to say the hummingbirds are back, both in the yard, and as a block print.
For the print I only used 3 colors of the Akua inks--Magenta Red, Naples Yellow, and Phthalo Blue. These colors are set of primary colors, which can be mixed together to make variety of other colors. I wanted to stay away from using black or white ink for this print, and to experiment with the three I chose.
I first carved out the white areas on the bird's breast, and printed the background color. This is an edition of 18, using a 4" x 4" Soft-Kut block, that I order from Blick. I then carved away the background color and printed the green. Then I carved out the green, an added the orange layer. I made a little stencil for the "Ruby Throated" area, and just rolled on the red through the stencil, so the color would only be there. For the darkest color, I mixed all three colors together.
Completed, the block can also be printed with one color, and hand-colored with watercolors!
Have a Happy June!
