Posted on August 2, 2009 [Permalink]

Continued from [Forest in Summer - 13] : Printing coming along well ... | Starting point of the thread was [Forest in Summer - 1] : Next print begins ...

After all the greys and duns, it's finally time to add at least a bit of colour!

As we saw back when the carving was going on, the two blocks that will delineate the grasses are very similar. The first one is printed in a quite light green:

... and the second one overlays much of it with a slightly darker shade:

Then, back to the first block, but this time just with a splash of dark green on the ivy at top left and lower right::

Our print still certainly looks a bit 'dirty', but we'll start to brighten it up soon ... by adding more dark, of course!

The thread continues in [Forest in Summer - 15] : Filling it out ... ...

Added by: Barbara Mason on August 3, 2009

Dave,

As always it is just amazing to watch this piece evolve...we love seeing it come to completion one step at a time. What a treat for everyone. Thanks for taking the time to post this for us as I know it is a chore after a hard days work

Barbara

Added by: Marea McGuire on August 3, 2009

Dave, I echo the comments of Barbara Mason. As a beginner I am starting to realise how patient you have to be to create such a masterpiece