The first image here is what my original idea was. The objective was to show a sense without the use of sight. So, I opted for that feeling you get when it's the middle of the night, you're reading creepypastas, and suddenly you are terrified to look out the window because you think someone or something is watching you. There were a lot of details, so my best motive would be to crop it down, and probably ditch the monster for the purpose of ambiguity. Not knowing what is outside.
So, for the purpose of keeping it ambiguous, I went for a window shot. So, you are whatever it is that is looking at this poor fellow right here. And for the purpose of flipping the image, (since the window is on his right) I traced the image onto the plate as it was.
I opted for a copper plate, as seen below. I could have used plexiglass or zinc since we were doing dry point. But since it is more typical to use copper, I went for copper. Plus, I can work back into it later with other techniques that I am being taught such as etching and aquatint.
Below is my first proof. As you can see, there wasn't much pressure on my plate when running it through the press. Since I was working with 20 gauge copper, the pressure had to be stronger to get the ink in the lines out onto the paper.
This is my second proof below, which was run through at the correct pressure, but needed deeper lines work.
So here is the proof with deeper line work. This did not make it into my edition because I had printed it upside down (prints are usually weighted at the bottom).
And here is the first of my edition of five. My handwriting needs to be smaller though. Since this print, I have gone back into my plate and worked out some issues. I might use etching for the wood work on the frame. I did a little bit of burnishing on the plate. Hopefully, when I am done with the project I am working on now, I can show my progress on this print.
