I just finished a series of test prints based on one of the beautiful rock formations seen in Sand Canyon. This was quite challenging in a small space without proper supplies.
Original photo that I then cropped down to use for the inspiration for the Lino carvings.
I carved two different blocks one to just print the blue sky and one to print the rock formation.
I have no good quality ink with me, but did have some blue acrylic paint. You can see it didn’t make a very good print, but will give the idea of what the principal look like when I can print them at home..
I let those sky prints dry overnight, and then printed the rock image in the morning . I made a few adjustments to the rock image as I printed and will probably do some more when I get home. The prints aren’t very good as I really don’t like this water-based ink. When I get home I will use Cranfield Safe Wash Ink. It is oil based and it takes a long time to dry so it’s not a good thing to use for traveling. The water-based ink at least gives me an idea of what the print will look like.
I never like to waste ink so I printed a few plain white ones and the black-and-white image looks pretty good.