The cartoon was completed last night, and I've transversed the cut lines to the block. Each mark seen here will be white space. Each line needs to be thin, but consistent, but also not too thin or shallow, to keep from filling in when rolled with ink. Being a reduction woodcut, these lines need to hold up, crisply, through 9 layers of ink. The ink layers must be thick enough to fully support the next layer. It's a delicate balancing act.
Once the cartoon was finished, I made a transparency to work from. I've never used tracing paper to aid in the transfer process, and I'm hoping it's beneficial, because so far it's been great to work with.
There are 8 colors, plus black. These aren't actual colors, just place holders to help me map things out.
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