Rolling on masks

 

Realised I had to complete the masking section before lino blocks.
I used the same fir tree mask I had made previously and cut out a thin paper mask with a knife. I rolled the paint but a bit too thin I think - the image wasn't very clear and I had to roll several times to get into the corners which mean't that the paint soaked through the paper and stuck to the card I had decided to use. I think this was mainly due to the card I printed onto which was quite fibrous.
Next I decided to create the same mask using an acetate sheet so that there was no problem with soaking and sticking of the mask to the card. I also cut this using a knife on a board to get a good clear image. I also used thicker paint because there didn't seem to be enough on the first image.
I was pleased with the clearer image and also the texture given by the roller with thicker paint, however the roller didn't roll as such - rather it just pushed the ink across the mask so maybe the ink was too thick afterall.
1. Materials and preparation.
2.  Image using paper mask, thin paint on card.
3. Thinly rolled paint.
4. Acetate sheet ready to draw mask onto.
5. Negative cut out of acetate sheet.
6. Image 2 with thicker paint, pushed across with roller.
7. Texture created by roller on image 2.