I wrote about this Belemnite over on Pencilandleaf. It is part of my fossil/print exploration. I try to give myself a new problem with each new print. This time it was backgrounds, rotating a print and transparency.
The Sketches
In the end I rotated the image to “swim” downwards. It needs to contrast with the soon-to-come crinoid.
Bertie On The Block ….
After the second reduction cut
There are endless combinations of plates, colours and densities of ink. All producing different results. That’s what is so seductive about printmaking. Here are a few trials and combinations.
The Prints
I had made three different possible background plates, fronds, wavy lines and a circle
The Belemnite was a 2 colour reduction lino plate. 
Frond background and first belemnite printing.
Rotated print with thin ink film to achieve some transparency.
Circle background, first lino print was rotated and reprinted. Then second colour added.
With wavy background and two colours.
Berties on the Bench
more soon …
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