To make the block, I used carving tools to scoop out the linoleum. To make the block into a print; you use a brayer to spread ink on the print. Then you put paper over it and go over the paper with an un-inked brayer. My favorite part about this project is that now I am able to create several artworks using this. I made a t-shirt with this linoleum block; which is a goblin. I don't really know where I got the idea to draw goblins. I like the way I carved the forehead and and neck folds , but I think i should have made the eyelids deeper; ink got stuck on them and then printed.
This self-portrait was drawn using 1 inch grid lines and an HB and 4B pencil. I purposely made myself look sad and old; I enjoy drawing people who look contemplative and troubled. If I had more time I would make the hair look less wiry and maybe put more detail into my hawaiian shirt. I think the way the nose came out looks good and similar to my nose. The thing I like about this drawing is how I think it actually kind of looks like me.
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May 2016
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