Four Flies on Grey Velvet
My series of wood engravings based on Italian giallo thrillers continues with Dario Argento’s “lost” classic, Four Flies on Grey Velvet. A lot of what would gel together and become the giallo masterpiece Deep Red is in its embryonic form in this film. I watched it multiple times while I hashed out ideas for this print and it has grown on me.
As with the other prints in the series, I am trying to compile my strongest memories of the film into a single static image. It’s not necessarily a depiction of a certain scene or attempt to capture the entire narrative. Although, I broke some of my rules here by using photographic source images to create my initial design.
Drawing transferred. Adding tone to block. 
Carving started. 
The block just before the first inking. 
First proof inking. 
Print registration. 
Early proof print. 
Final print packaged. 
Four Flies fan club.
