Mick Armson Lino Prints

These are some examples of Lino prints by an artist who specialises in this area of art. His name is Mick Armson and creates prints themed around famous or well known places in the world, some of his work are huge and can be 9 feet tall. I have researched some of his work as inspiration whilst designing my own prints because I feel as though I need to add more small detail to make them look busy like Mick's.


I like this image because it's busy and Mick has made it appear more so by adding lots of black deta​il and using lots of colour..


 I really like this image because Mick has drawn all the attention to the two birds with big bold black print which is made more effective by adding loads of detail to everything around them. Also, he has only used 3 colours (black,whi​te and grey) which creates a dull, murky atmosphere and makes the whole picture feel cold and sharp. Only using these 3 dull colours is clearly effective and wouldn't be the same if it had lots of colour applied to it- I should bare this in mind when desig​ning my own print.







 I really like this image because of the colour he has used in it, faded black that isn't harsh adds to the pale, creamy yellow to make this image look aged like an old poster from the forties or something.. It's very detailed but my eyes are drawn to the clown, and the cowboy because of the big gaping holes of black he has left on the print which I think is also really good.

I really love how Mick can capture the essence of a place in his lino prints, like the cold, windy, busy and crowded atmospheres. He is clearly very talented and has given me some really good ideas for my prints.