This series of posts will profile a collection of creative prints that I have made over the years, beginning with a series of fish. Using the woodblock printmaking method with variations in inking to make monoprints, the prints made could be used in animation. Six species of fish were featured, the first of which, featured here, is the Japanese Tai or sea bream. I was very attracted to the idea of working in both animation or printmaking at the time but found it difficult to sustain both and then to choose between the two. I found the answer in combining both mediums. Animation’s enormous need for artwork could be more speedily met by using the printmaking medium. I was doubly happy but have since settled on making comics which falls in the space somewhere in-between the other two.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill. This print also stamped to be sold for framing as static artwork.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill. This print also stamped to be sold for framing as static artwork.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill. This print also stamped to be sold for framing as static artwork.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill. This print also stamped to be sold for framing as static artwork.
Tai/sea bream woodblock print with overlaid hand-colouring for the animated film Toxic Fish-©1990 Dr. Michael Hill. This print also stamped to be sold for framing as static artwork.
Shooting my 1990 animation Toxic Fish on the Oxberry animation rostrum camera with artwork produced from woodblock printmaking.
Posts of my graphic based material include:
BOOKBINDING THE GRAFIK GUITAR
CARTOON
POSTCARD