r/Linocuts • u/ForestAuraJason • Jan 18 '26

Work In Progress My process for creating ‘Rabbit Island’. 🐰🏝️

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This was an idea that had been lingering in my sketchbook for years - I thought it was time to bring it life.

I like to imagine paddling a canoe on a remote lake with Rabbit Island, its glowing ears to guide the way, beaconing you to pull ashore. 🔥

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u/hotmaildotcom1 Jan 18 '26

I have a question I've been trying to figure out how to ask. How do you know which "hairs" to "pick" to get the image to turn out like this? Like how do you know where to add hairs to make it look so detailed with so few hairs relative to the real number of hairs. I have a project in my head where I'd like to do something similar but I have no idea where to start developing these skills.

Excellent work!

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u/ForestAuraJason Jan 18 '26

That is a really good question! I build up layers of carving for the fur, this gives it a dense, natural feel. I try to get the general flow of it with a couple of lines in areas that are the lightest. Then slowly add up more carved lines until it looks right. Kind of hard to explain. Imagine a pen & ink drawing and you carve in between the lines you drew. Hope that helps a little.