Cameo Reductive Print

This was my first (complicated) reductive print. To make a reductive print, I had the whole image on one piece of linoleum and then I printed the first color that had the most area. Then I cut a little more, printed with a new color, and therefore created a new layer. I did this until the image was complete. Because there is a lot of detail in this one, and because there are so many layers, keeping the images registered was very difficult. Also, because there were so many layers, the ink was getting too thick and weird. Anyways, it turned out pretty good, considering that it was my first complicated reductive print.

Reductive, linoleum relief print. Oil and water based ink. 7" x 5"