Lately I have been making small gelatin prints. I wanted to use the off cut paper ends from other projects.
The benefits of working small are:
- Quickly seeing what works and doesn’t
- Using up and not wasting paper
- Learning to adapt to scale
- Needing less ink
I have been pulling Monochromatic Mountain scapes these last few weeks. Check out the details of the upcoming online class.
I have been playing with how to divide the space into interesting shapes. This often involves going to far or too detailed and then over printing to simplify again.
I am exploring how to create a focus in these Mountain scapes. I have tried using moons in the distance and arching “branches” in the foreground.
Range of value is alway important to me. I find myself reclaiming light white areas and going very dark all the time. It is so easy to end up with a lot of middle gray values.
This kind of printing builds my design skills.
If you want to explore:
- Making Mountain Scapes
- Dynamic division of space
- Creating strong range of value
- Adding a focus
then check out the details of the online class, Monochromatic Mountain Scapes.