Chapter 8 - String Prints

3.8.1
Using my trusty map of Devon I copied the following

I deliberately made my string block fairly small so that I could get several prints across and down on each page.
3.8.2
a)  & b)  both done with oil pastels, then water paint wash on different weight papers

c) this one was done with black and silver crayon which gives a sharper line I think

d) no water paint wash on this one

e) & f) done on quite thin papers

g) page from old atlas

h) I wonder why this reminds me of a leaping hare when looked at in portrait?

3.8.3
Although I lined up one side of my 'made up' map for the second block, in retrospect I would like to have made it so both sides could have 'joined up' which would have been fun.
a) Done on kraft paper. I did in fact give it a deepish brown wash but of course it didn't show up

b) I liked this one. It doesn't show up but the paint wash has a slight sparkle which is very pretty. I tried scrunching up the paper first to see what effect it would have. Answer, not a lot!

c) yes, why use one colour paint wash, when you can use three. I like it.

d) I used both white and then gold acrylic on this page and was a bit disappointed with the end result, though it does in fact look much nicer than the scan shows.

An extra. Being thrifty (Scots mum) I never waste the paint I have squeezed out so I just paint up papers for future use. This is a piece a paper painted weeks ago and I have used up the gold metallic acrylic paint on it with one of the string prints only.

Well that was a great Blue Peter chapter, thank you.