William Morris Artist research

After making my own inks, I felt the colours matched those used by william morris but felt I needed to do more research into his work. Morris was a textile designer and I feel the tones my inks give match a similar colour scheme to his. The purple tones contrast the yellow undertones of the green which I used to fill in the leaves. I layered up the purple tones to give a deeper tone. The fact the ink is quite watery means it can be built up to create darker marks, but the lighter marks behind these lines add more shadows and give the piece more depth. When comparing it to my experiment to Morris's work, below, I found he keeps his work relativly 2D. To try and maintain this I will try to have a solid background, which will conceal any bleeding of inks which might give the illusion of a shadow.
 The piece to the right is titled' 'Molly Blue Swatch' and I find the colour palette similar to that which is achievable using my inks I made myself. In response to this I did I replica of a William Morris piece to try and use similar techniques to see if my inks and the colours give a natural, organic feel, whilst still not looking too dull.

Below is the piece I did in response to looking at a william morrid piece called 'Strawberry Theif' I took a small section and recreated it with my inks. I found it diffecult to vary the shades of blue, and I didnt have any red toned inks, but I thought I'd try to see how it looks.








Upon reflection, I found the green tones seemed to be washed out my the deep blue tones, giving the greens a way more yellow apprearence. However, yellow complements the purple tones, and although not as vibrant, it has a very natural and earthy feel to it.  Opposite is the other side of the paper, which I found quite interesting as it looks more washed out and more natural. I used two layers  of the ink in the areas which have bled through the back of the paper. Comparing these two images I prefer the left as it looks more delicate and soft, which reflects the textures of paper and the spaces which have stayed white reveal the details in the paper itself, and you can see the original pieces of paper which were used in my paper, which adds an extra layer of depth, which is separate from the colours.