Tag: Print

Introducing: The Gentle Giant Shop

Something I have been working on behind the scenes is a print shop and I am excited to announce the shop is finally live! The Gentle Giant shop has prints available in both illustrations and photography. The shop will be updated when I see fit with new illustration and photography series available including some of my recent projects. The prints look gorgeous if I do say so myself and ship worldwide as well as being printed from a carbon neutral printing service here in London with 100% recycled packaging. If you would like to have a gawk at the shop you can do so by following the link below or in the “Shop” Tab on the Navigation menu and if you would like to buy a print it would be greatly appreciated.

The Gentle Giant Shop

“Country With Trees” Cyanotypes

This weeks prompt over on Reds Kingdom is the art of Peter Mungkuri of the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of north western South Australia who’s illustrative drawings celebrate the life of trees – an important part of the community’s culture.  

My mind instantly wanted to create some cyanotypes, with their mesmerising deep Prussian blue and infrared white, a process that is always a joy and I never tire of. The best part about cyanotypes is its unpredictability, simply letting the cuttings of foliage and flora place where you think and letting the sun do the work always gives a unique result each time.

I purchased the chemicals in powder form added water and coated them on some toothy cold pressed A3 size watercolour paper, adding a minuscule amount of the formula to achieve that rich blue and vivid white.