2D Project 3 – EGO Research and Process

In the project briefing , our lecturer showed us some previous students’ work.  The paper cutting  they did really impressed me. So I decide that I will do paper cutting as well. I used to do digital design,this time I want to try something new.

The overall concept of this project is “Me and My Hobbies in different settings”.

Here is my equations:

Me ,Playing game with friend + Gaming me = Ignore the whole world

Sleepless me + reading novels = in the book (Harry potter)

Stressed me + badminton = energetic me

Relaxed me + Calligraphy = Dance with lines

Although I decided to using traditional media, I still rely on digital in the preparing  ==

For some squares, I illustrate the composition before I start to cut the paper. That helps me to understand the color scheme and  reduce wasting paper.

Energetic Me
Absorbed in the book
Playing Badminton

My Line is Emo – Process & Research

In the first class session I practiced the mark making skills that our teacher demoed to us.

There  are three ways to do mark making with the lino.

First way, paste the ink equally to the lino( don’t be too thick),then put the news print paper on top, after that use tooth pick or pen draw the pattern the the  paper.

The second way is similar to the first one. The difference is I draw on the lino first which already pasted ink. Then put the paper on the lino to get the pattern.

The third way is to carve the lino first then paste the ink ,lastly put the paper on top to capture the pattern.

we can get a different effect from these three methods.

In order to achieve more various patterns I also looked into other mark making skills. Personally, I quite like ink wash painting . I like the way Chinese ink spread out on the paper that gives me a sentimental feeling. I have looked for some reference about the ink wash painting.

There are some other practice :

I found that sponge is a very useful tool to me. With it I am able to create vortex, dots and control the thickness to make more possibilities.