Good Friday!
Today I want to share another drypoint I made the other day.
This print is a reinforced version of the peacock print I shared a little while back.
After the first printing session I realized that the engravings in the copper plate were too weak so they didn't hold as much ink as I would like. I there for spent a couple of days going over my lines and adding some more to enhance the form.
I ended up being MUCH happier with the new results so I thought I would share them.
Here is the new version;
And here is the old version vs the new;
I do think I prefer a lighter blue more close to the first print in the final product though.. And I will still work some more on the inking, making the final print a bit more contrasty. But! I do like the organic feel in the new version.
In the old version I think the peacock looked a bit too cut out in the front and the feathers in the background were a bit too soft and lost.
What do you think? :)
Which blue do you prefer? Do you have any other color prefrences or ideas about what could improve the print?
Hope you're all having a good start to the weekend!
<3
