The slump seems to be fading, especially after my exciting night last night. (And early morning.) I was in the studio last night finishing up my key block image. The key block is the final image in a print and has most of the details. So after finishing my key block around 12 I inked it up to see what it would look like on paper.
It looks pretty good just black and white but there is no contrat between the different shapes. So in my excitement I took a colored test proof and printed the black key block on top and....
Bam!! This just reignited my printing fire for this project! The colors, the texture, everything looked great! This called for a victory dance. Don't judge. I could get away with dancing because it was 1 in the morning and no one was around to see, also it was 1 in the morning so I needed something other then caffeine to keep me awake.
My journey is far from over, so I couldn't rejoice too long. I have been keeping track of my time and so far each print is estimated to take about 15 hours to complete (that is if everything goes smoothly; let's not forget Art Rule #1: everything takes longer then you think.) and I have to be finishing about 2 prints every week to keep on schedule with my goals. So after working 40 hours a week to keep the lights on and mouths fed, I will be working an additional 30 hours a week to finish this project! High five for the art life! :D
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