Tradigital Printmaking by Linden Langdon (2)

This print ( as with my previous"tradigital" print) also uses a digital layer to create the background. The print was produced as a collaborative work with a writers group, who came up with short and interesting word groups for the printmakers to respond to. We only did a small print run, and as there were quite a few participants it was decided that only archival copies of the finished book would be made. Only 8 prints were made.



The digital layer is a photo of ice on the roof of my car! The morning sun made some beautiful light contrasts and I adjusted the colour a little in Photoshop. I added the text in Photoshop as well. Then the etching layer and finally the seahorse which is a lino cut.

Linden Langdon

Tradigital Printmaking by Linden Langdon

Digital Elements in Printmaking

an article by Linden Langdon


This print was developed for a print exchange which has members from a number of countries throughout the world. The exchanges happen twice a year, around the summer and winter solstice. The print size is usually very small to fit into standard envelopes – 15 x 10cm for this one.
The exchanges are themed, and the current process is for each participant to send to a central coordinator who then collates the prints and returns the collection to each person. This is a great way to look at a wide range of print techniques and be in touch with artist internationally.
The digital layer for my print is originally a solar or sun print. This is a an item, in this case a twig of Myrtle which is an endemic Tasmanian tree, which is laid on a piece of photo sensitive paper and exposed in the sun.

I then scanned the solar print and altered it in Photoshop to produce the background for the print.
The top layer is a lino cut.

Linden Langdon