After a couple more passes and completely destroying the clean edges of my plate, I have now arrived at something that I'm really starting to get happy about!
I also introduced a little colour to the mix by applying my first layer of ink in the traditional fashion (apply & and wipe), and then rolled on a secondary coat of slightly transparent brown to give the overall tint of the image.
From here I'll introduce a little bit of aqua tint to some areas and then possibly a little bit of texture into the background... not sure on that yet though.
Below is a close up of some of the detail.
I know essentially nothing about printmaking but I like the rough edges:)
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