Titus Descends Giclée Print by Nick Tankard

This is a giclée print of Nick Tankard's dreamlike image of Sir Titus Salt, the founder of Salts Mill and Saltaire.

Nick's illustrations are produced using a cross-hatch technique with a black fine line pen. Layer upon layer of small ink lines are built up to form structure and shape, whilst other areas are left untouched in order to hint at a flickering light or billowing clouds. It’s a very time consuming process. He cross-hatches in one direction, then turns the image around and adds another layer to create shade and depth, whilst also leaving elements untouched to hint at light and space. The image may turn ten to twenty times until it’s finished.

Giclée print on Fotospeed Matt Ultra 240gsm paper

Approximate dimensions: image size 35 x50cm; paper size 40 x 55cm