linework
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After sketching out the illustration on a panel, the line work is carved by hand using printmaking tools. Any text is then imprinted with a hammer and metal stamps.
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coloring
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A heavy wash of black acrylic paint covers the whole panel before color is applied. Prismacolor pencils create soft backgrounds; bold flat acrylics are added last, bringing characters to the foreground.
finished story
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Patterning, touch-ups, and final painted details complete these wood cut illustrations.
All original illustrations are signed, dated, and ready to hang. |
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All content on this site is original work created and owned by Lydia Puddicombe. All work for sale, hand-crafted and printed, is created out of her studios in Urbana, Illinois.