Fox and Hound – Woodcut

I just finished my LARGEST multi-color reduction woodcut to date: using the reduction technique–where each color is printed from the same wood block–effectively destroying the block with each layer. These are particularly unique because it’s impossible to ever print more.

It all starts with a sketch

Then carve the parts of the design that will reveal the white of the paper–Ink the rest with the lightest color

Carve the parts of the design that will reveal the light color, and ink again with the second lightest color–light, light green

keep carving and inking to build up all the colors of your design

layers 5 (left) and 6 (right)

green is one of those tricky colors for me to mix. It took 3 tries before I got color harmony that I liked

The different greens build a nice depth and texture to the woodcut.

The finished woodcut!!!