Baby Ganesha

Here is a pen sketch of baby Ganesha, a Hindu god with the head of an elephant.  I have copied the image several times and experimented with different colour combinations.  I used pages of an old book which I tea-stained as a background.  I then tea-stained over the Ganesha images to give it an ages appearance.

          

Above: placing of the images before I glued them to the paper and added a final tea-stain wash.

Below: my original sketch of Ganesha.  I have used fine-liner pen for the outline and Copic markers for the colour.

Above: A vintage print I found in an antique market in Bath a few weekends ago.  This was my source of inspiration for my Hindu Gods illustrations.

Below: Before sticking down the images I turned the paper around and realised that the ink which had seeped through the paper looked very effective, So I took a few photos..

Below: I like the way the light shines through the thin paper when I held it up to the window (picture doesn't show this very well).  It almost reminds me of stained glass.  Unfortunately when the images were stuck down to the paper they lost this quality. I thought I would take a picture  to document this and it also gave me an idea to further my project.  I am especially interested in the religious imagery on stained glass found in historical church architecture. 

Relief printing

For my Fashion Communication course at university I was required to attend a workshop in Relief Printing.

I smeared a special thick, black ink onto smooth surfaced board.  I then gently placed a piece of paper over the inked board.  I took a pencil and sketched an image, making sure the pencil was the only thing in contact with the paper.  I then peeled the paper away from the board and revealed my design which had been transferred to the paper.

Below are some prints which I made by placing textured materials such as bubble-wrap, string, netting and fabric onto the inked board.  I removed the items which left an imprinted image in the remaining ink.  Then I gently placed a piece of paper over the inked board and put it through a printing press.  I like the the effects that the different materials have created in my print.