
The first block is the paler pink (it's actually burnt sienna with lots of white); the second block is the darker pink; and the third block is the black. The "black" it actually black with quite a lot burnt sienna added: pure black is too cold and hard on its own.
Then I tried printing the blocks on coloured paper. The yellow makes the image much warmer.

I liked this, so I experimented a bit more. This time, I used another square of uncut lino to print a plain black background, and then printed the blocks in a different colours:

And then in completely different colours...

Love these. I need to come to your class soon.
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