Lionfish Print

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

I think that the positive and negative space really balanced out.  The colors worked really well together and it looked really well in the end.

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

I added the texture by making big and small lines in the print and i added contrast by amking most of the fish black and the background being yellow.  It is important so that your main image can stand out and it makes it look more realistic.

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

I surrounded the fish with a black line and used a lot of negative space in the fish and a lot of positive space in the background.  The fish really stood out because of the contrast between negative and positve space.

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted)

dI think that i did really well on the carving of the lenolium.  I got thick and thin lines in my fish and the lines were deep and all cut as best as i could.

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

Not really, i only had a little bit of coral in the background and it does not really achieve a middle or back-ground for the print.

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?
You have to make sure that you dont mess up while you are cutting because you cant fix it and if you use to much ink it will ruin your entire print.  Some advantages are that you have five prints to get it right so if one messes up you are still good.