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Sea

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Sea by Amy Crook

This image has been giving me fits in Photoshop, trying to preserve the delicate speckled robin’s-egg quality of the paper without making everything look absurdly blue. All of the colours are more subtle in real life, soft grey-blues and dusky teals that form a strange pattern of waves.

You can see where I also used one of my etching plates, the same one that shows up in very different contexts in Ogdred Weary and Elements. Instead of inking into the deep grooves of the plate, I used the same brayer (ink roller) that I used to make the larger patterns, to roll ink only onto the surface of the plate, leaving the actual etching free of ink. (Click any image to see it larger.)

Sea, detail 1, by Amy Crook

You can see here how there’s echoing linework hiding in the main part of the image. First ink was laid down on the main plate using the brayer, and then the back of a paintbrush was used to scrape away the ink to add texture.

Sea, detail 2, by Amy Crook

The whole pattern of waves and seaweed, or tentacles, or just more eddies and currents, is topped off with a shining sun rubber stamp in silver ink.

Sea, detail 3, by Amy Crook

The print itself is quite large, the imported paper soft with beautiful natural edges. It really needs to be matted and framed for proper display, perhaps floated on a white or black background. I may have to get this one framed myself and just add the cost to the price, and of course I’m always happy to do it for you if you want to buy it before I get around to it.

Sea, 31″x23″ monoprint, etching and rubber stamp on paper, $699 with free shipping. $70 of your money will go to charity.

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