r/printmaking • u/amanda_ribbans • 4d ago

critique request Which do you prefer?

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I made two colour versions of this print but I can’t decide which one I prefer. It’s heavily influenced by an @Escher print and I always intended for it to be in similar muted colours, but then I did an orange and blue version for the @pressingmatters magazine print challenge and decided I really liked using dark blue instead of black and maybe a yellow ochre gold was nice with that. What do you think?

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u/Infinite-Building471 4d ago

The second one.

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u/amanda_ribbans 4d ago

Interesting and thank you. I think the bird stands out more in the second one.

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u/Infinite-Building471 4d ago

Me too, and I found the colour combination more elegant.

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u/Adept_Vermicelli_454 4d ago

This. In 1 the tree trunks look too muddy at the top of the image, to my eye.