Tag Archives: Lino

02/06/2010 · 7:26 pm

Multidisciplinary Project – Leisure: Making Part 3

The last part of the multidisciplinary project – finally!

I chose to do some stamps because they are important in travel and leisure

I kept with the gambling/seaside theme and created a fruit machine inspired design from lino

Here is the first of the series - 3 pairs (unusual as usually 2 is a pair!)

I was glad to get to do some more linocutting before the end of the year – as I have said before, I love it :)

Here are the first prints :

I chose green as I associate it with gambling and money but thought it looked a bit boring…

So I added some yellow and it mixed in with the green and created a nice effect (or so I think anyway)

Pleased with the result, I carved my next two designs into lino…

3 cherries… don’t ask me what the pay out is though!

and 3 ice creams – there had to be some kind of twist!

I continued the theme of using green for the border and another colour for the object…

I’m quite pleased with how they came out – what do you think?

I cropped them down a bit so you can get a better idea of how they would look…

I think I might have to scan them into photoshop and edit the colour of the borders so they are all the same shade of green maybe?

Otherwise I am happy!

I have some other developments on the scarf – I have pencilled the pattern on! It took like 3 hours! And I’ve got to do it in pen now- wish me luck because I have a feeling the pen is going to run out on me!

Also, today I have taken some pictures of the hat in situ, but I am still editing them (I am the model so it might take a while) so if you’re interested keep checking back and I will put them up soon hopefully :)

Comments welcome as always!

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30/07/2009 · 12:48 am

J’adore… Mark Andrew Webber

It was only June when I had my first attempt at linocutting, a medium invented by the Die Brucke artists whom I studied for my final major project of year 1 of my BTEC course. I really struggled. I know practice makes perfect etc and I probably didn’t put in as much effort as I needed to BUT as I am preparing myself to go back to college in September (I am SO looking forward to it), one challenge is prominent in my mind; Printmaking.

Last year we did the 3D Award as an extra bonus, and this year we are tackling printmaking. I love the idea, the process and mostly the outcomes but honestly I am so shocking at linocutting! I have so much respect for anyone who linocuts, and Mark Andrew Webber certainly deserves A LOT of my respect!

This man has linocut typographical maps of Paris, London, Amsterdam and New York. They are all amazingly beautiful!

London:

As with all linocuts, the design must be back-to-front for it to print correctly – as if linocutting wasn’t hard enough already! Haha

Just look how amazing the letterforms look – almost perfect! Also, can you spot Harrods? Clue: It’s even written in the original Harrod’s typeface!

This is the final print and I love how the centre has been printed in red ink :)

The Paris map has to be my favourite though…

It’s all written in French, took Webber 2 months to complete working non-stop (such dedication!), is 1.8 metres by 1.5 metres(aka BIG) and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have actually no word worthy to describe it, I’m speechless!

He has expressed some difficulty in being able to get it printed(due to the massive size), but recently found a printer, YAY! 
With limited stock of 300, Webber’s map of Amsterdam is currently selling on his website  for £100 + P&P which for a student is obviously a lot of money… but I would actually LOVE/ADORE a print of the Paris map when he finally prints some(Anyone feeling generous enough to buy me/donate a print – it will be recieved with MUCH delight and are VERY welcome!) . The only problem is, where would I put it? If I owned a house I would put it on display for everyone to see the beauty!

Whilst browsing through the rest of his website I came across some other work he did for The Guardian newspaper which I think I am drawn to because of the shiny surface of the lino after some red ink had been applied:

But then, the print is nice too! Look at the crispness of that massive lowercase g!

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