Today's postings

  1. [Baren 40628] Hand coloring (of sorts) (Tibi Chelcea)
  2. [Baren 40629] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts) (Ruth Leaf)
  3. [Baren 40630] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts) (Viza Arlington)
  4. [Baren 40631] blogs: Update Notifications (Viza Arlington)
  5. [Baren 40632] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts) ("Clive.ca")
  6. [Baren 40633] RE: Hand coloring (of sorts) ("Mike Lyon")
  7. [Baren 40634] Re: the Siberian TIGER on my Chinese New Year card (Louise Cass)
  8. [Baren 40635] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Tibi Chelcea
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:13:40 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40628] Hand coloring (of sorts)
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Hi,

I have a question that's not entirely related to woodblock printing. I'm
working on some images (combining printed objects and drawing) where I need
to cover some very irregular, large-ish shapes with uniform color. I'd also
like the color in these areas to be "light", which I guess means not
oversaturated, maybe somewhat transparent. I've tried acrylics, gouache, and
some acrylic inks (the FW Acrylic line), but they either come too heavy or
too splotchy. I've tried to dilute them, but the result is streaky (see the
brush lines), and, if I try to cover them, I get back into that
oversaturated case. I know there are printmakers out there that color the
prints, and I've seen some nice prints with uniform areas of color. If
there's someone using hand-coloring for prints, what should I use to get
this uniform coverage and how? Are there any papers more suitable for this
than others (I'm using Canson Bright White, and have tried Fabriano
Rosaspina too)?

Thanks,
Tibi
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Message 2
From: Ruth Leaf
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:50:05 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40629] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts)
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If your using Oil or acrylic ink for the image and it's thoroughly
dry. you can use water color which can be as transparent as you like.
Use a large soft brush. Ruth
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Message 3
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:58:42 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40630] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts)
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i am a terrible painter i can't get smooth coverage in large areas with
acrylics. maybe you could try using spray paint and stencils? Here is a link
to some artist grade spray paint. good luck.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/montana-gold-spray-paints/#description
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Message 4
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:10:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40631] blogs: Update Notifications
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I posted a new print to my blog yesterday but the member blog notification
didn't pick it up for some reason. i didn't get one yesterday or today. here
is a link to my print.
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2010/02/nostalgia-original-woodblock-print.html
viza
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Message 5
From: "Clive.ca"
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:22:05 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40632] Re: Hand coloring (of sorts)
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Hi Tibi, a lot of art stores sell reasonably inexpensive airbrushes,
I've seen them in hardware stores for detailing on cars and that's
probably a cheaper route. It involves masking the area to avoid
overspray but the control you can achieve is worth the effort; you
can lay down as little or as much paint as you like. Frisket is a low
tack, transparent material used for the masks, lay it down, use a
really sharp blade to cut out the shape so that you don't need to
press hard. A small air compressor is better that the cans of
compressed air but not everyone has access to that.

Clive

> I'm working on some images (combining printed objects and drawing)
> where I need to cover some very irregular, large-ish shapes with
> uniform color.
>
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Message 6
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:56:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40633] RE: Hand coloring (of sorts)
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Watercolor papers will work well, especially hot press.



Mask with liquid frisket (beware -- frisket can leave a mild yellowish
tone, so best to use if you're covering with some color) or (caution!!!!
Removable masking tape - still tends to take some paper fibers with it)...



Use transparent watercolor or pigment suspension and apply with squeegee
(used for window washing) in multiple layers and directions (allow to dry
between layers). This will build a beautiful and even transparent color and
can be very dense and rich).



But...



Brush marks are highly valued by your clients - they evidence handcraft!



Mike Lyon
Kansas City, MO
http://mlyon.com
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Message 7
From: Louise Cass
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:32:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40634] Re: the Siberian TIGER on my Chinese New Year card
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Great to receive your tiger yesterday, Gillyin, good for you sending the
first ones out! I'm working on my adaptation of William Blake's TYGER -
(hope no one else is doing him) -they should be on their way soon...
cheers and slog (cut) on to all the tiger producers to come
Louise Cass

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Subject: Sneak Peek
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Here's a quick sneak peek at this year's HGS exchange print. I'm still fine-tuning the colours and the ink saturations... also looking at involving gradient blends instead of solid colours. At the very least it's a little gander at what i've been working on the past week


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