Benjamin BecquetStarted working on a new mezzotint, my largest to date.
The roughening process took ages :D I started many months ago, not knowing at first what I would engrave on it, just doing one or two passes occasionally (I do 36 in total). But once I decided of a subject, I finished it in a few days.
So, it will be sleeping sperm whales. I think most of the result will depend on whether I succeed in rendering a uniform enough background, with light rays plunging from the top to the ocean depths. We'll see!
#wip #printmaking #engraving #mezzotint #copper #spermwhales #cachalots
The roughening process took ages :D I started many months ago, not knowing at first what I would engrave on it, just doing one or two passes occasionally (I do 36 in total). But once I decided of a subject, I finished it in a few days.
So, it will be sleeping sperm whales. I think most of the result will depend on whether I succeed in rendering a uniform enough background, with light rays plunging from the top to the ocean depths. We'll see!
#wip #printmaking #engraving #mezzotint #copper #spermwhales #cachalots
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