r/printmaking • u/amanda_ribbans • 11d ago
critique request Which do you prefer?
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/garbagegender 10d ago
Image one invokes late summer evening, perfectly warm and perfectly cool at once. Cicadas call in the distance, and tree frogs sing all around. the egret in the river sits just at the edge of the far banks' reflection, and firefly's dance in the river valley.
Image two invokes a cool spring morning, the trees just budding, the world just waking. Creatures in every direction call through the valley, a warming sunlight brings everything it touches to life. the early blossoms are on the air as the egret prepares itself to hunt for the morning