Fossil Print Experiments 2

Lino Prints 

My first couple of Lino Experiments were incredibly effective and is an improvement to my previous rubber print experiments to a great extent. the texture is clear in the lino print and against black paper they look bold while still keep the aspect of underground. I do think the lino experiments with the paint backgrounds look the most like fossils underground, however I would have to use a huge sheet of lino to get this effect for the final folded format. 

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On the other black piece of paper I decided to print just the individual fossils on to it and this pattern looks very effect and I can see this being a way forward for my folded format. Out of the different colours I used for the acrylic paint, I definitely prefer using the tan colours to show they're dirty and old and underground. Unintentionally I like the effect of the prints where the fossils are more faded to show they're in the background and it adds dimension. 

I then did the same process as the previous prints but on cardboard and the texture created with the lines is incredible. It almost shows the change in layers the sedimentary rock and looks very effective. As in the previous prints the faint fossil prints adds dimension to the page and gives a believability the to the fossils. This is definitely one my favourite experiments and I will be using lino in the final folded format.