Print Making Sketches

1. Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

You can only use two colors in print making and if you don't include texture, you won't be able to see the different parts of the drawing. If I had just done an outline of the parrot I drew, then you wouldn't be able to see the all the different feathers because I can't color them all different colors. You also have to include texture in the background because there would be too big of a contrast between the animal and the background if you didn't.

2. Why is it necessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

If you don't have references, then you don't have anything to base you're drawing on. I didn't know off the top of my head what a parrot looks like when it's flying or how it's feathers overlap. References are necessary because they help make you make your sketch look more realistic.

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this?

Yes, because the strongest print will have the most texture, the best contrast between positive and negative space, will be the easiest to crop, and will look the most realistic.