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I’ve attached the layered file, the colour separations, and the ink-mix notes for this month’s edition. The fourth blue is the one that took three tries — it kept reading as grey under the studio light, so I ended up shifting the base toward a warmer linseed before pulling the final.
If you want the master file: february-2026-blues.psd · 142 MB · download.
The new press finally arrived on Tuesday after a four-month wait. Here’s a long photo essay of the unboxing, the calibration day, and the first proper test pull. I want to keep this one between us until it’s settled in —
I almost binned the first proof of the new edition. Then I noticed where it had registered just slightly off — and what that did to the bottom-left quadrant. A small note on letting the press teach you, and a longer note on why I think misalignment is sometimes the best editorial decision a printmaker can make.