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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-hy_opPMvI

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The differences between Woodblocks and Linocut

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The differences between Woodblocks and Linocut

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Woodblocks, which are carved with traditional woodcutting tools, give the artist the ability to highlight the grain of the wood, and to carve out larger areas of the block, rather than thin lines, resulting in a more graphic style.

Linocuts, on the other hand, are carved into sheets of linoleum. This technique is obviously a more modern one, as linoleum hadn’t been invented when relief printing was first used. Linoleum is physically easier to cut into. It also provides a smoother look, compared to woodblock, where the texture of the wood is often visible in the prints. Both techniques are widely used and are mostly a matter of preference. Participants in the class will be able to experiment with a multitude of techniques and materials.

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Then you have it. A fresh homemade Lino print.

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Then you have it. A fresh homemade Lino print.

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Place the paper into the lino and using clean roll to roll few times

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roll it about until I have a nice even layer or ink on the glass and the roller

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use Daler-Rowney Water-soluable block printing inks and squirt a little bit of ink in glass plate after finished crave

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use the cutting tools to carve the lino, making sure to leave all of the areas that are black

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Although linoleum is a floor covering that dates to the 1860s, the linocut printing technique was used first by the artists of Die Brücke in Germany between 1905 and 1913, where it had been similarly used for wallpaper printing.

In the late 1950s, Pablo Picasso advanced linocuts in fine art by developing the reductive printmaking technique. Picasso thought linocuts lent themselves to producing graphic posters.

Picasso’s first prints in the early 1950s were made up of bold and simple images. He liked the linocut technique as he thought it lent itself well to graphic posters, and he began experimenting with creating multiple colour prints using a single block.

His technique involved printing the lightest layer first, with each successive layer being carved away from the linoleum and printed over the last. This reductive technique meant it was impossible to reproduce the work afterwards so artists could create predetermined editions.

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is a form of relief printing, one of the easiest and most direct of all the printmaking methods. Linocuts can be simplistic and graphic, or as intricately detailed as you want. It’s a subtractive process which means you cut away, or subtract, the areas you do not want to print. You can print onto almost any type of paper or fabric or on top of painted or silk-screened backgrounds. You can use watercolor paints or colored pencils to hand-color the print after it has dried.

When printing with a soft block of linoleum the edges will round a bit, giving a softer look to your image. Softer linoleums also reduce the number of prints you can pull before the block starts to deteriorate. Harder linoleums allow for a lot of detail, but they are more difficult to cut.
| They also hold up to a longer print run. Battleship linoleum is firm enough to allow for good detail but soft enough so that it won’t strain your hand to carve it. You can soften it slightly by using a heating pad underneath while carving.

Linoleum is typically 1" thick and comes either unmounted with a canvas backing or mounted onto a block of wood. You can purchase it from art supply companies or your local arts and crafts store. The softer varieties are easier to carve but they dont hold as much detail as the harder blocks.

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transfer the design from paper to the lino

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Practice first

Before you go straight into carving a design make a test print on a small piece of lino. Practise making a range of marks. Don’t worry about making a recognisable image, just play around and make as many different shaped cuts as you can – lines, dots, dashes, circles, marks which get thicker and thinner.

Use a range of tools

If you can, get a few different tools: V-gouges, U-gouges, large and small. Use all the tools you have, each will make a different kind of mark. For example, a V-gouge will make a very fine line if you use just the tip. If you carve deeper it will make a wider line.

Learn how to control the tool

You control the tool by the angle you hold it at. Holding it at a steeper angle makes the cutting edge go deeper. Holding it at a shallow angle brings the cutting edge up. With practice you should be able to carve a continuous line by finding the right angle. If you keep slipping, lift the handle slightly to make a steeper angle.

Draw your image out in ink

Drawing your image out in black ink will help you visualise the design and ensure you cut away the correct parts. You may even want to shade in all the areas that will be black on your print completely.

Sharpen your tools

Sharp tools give you more control and enable you to cut clean lines with less effort. A lot of cheaper tools are not sharp when you buy them, which doesn’t help matters. Tools should be sharpened little and often. Use an oilstone or Japanese wetstone.

Use fresh linoleum

Linoleum is made from natural materials: linseed oil, cork and resin. Over time it dries out and becomes hard and brittle. Fresh linoleum smells of linseed oil and is flexible. Make sure you buy fresh! I recommend Intaglio Printmaker.

Carve away from your hand

If you follow a few basic principles you should be able to prevent ever cutting yourself. The first and most important of these is to cut away from your hands.

Carve on a non-slip surface

Placing your lino on a non-slip surface like rubber of felt means you don’t have to hold onto it with your non-cutting hand. This will save a lot of energy and arm-ache. You can buy cheap non-slip matting from pound shops.

Move the lino round

As you carve in different directions, rotate the lino block rather than twisting your body around. This will save you more energy (just imagine what you will do with all that saved energy!) and avoid you cutting inwards towards your vital organs.

Take frequent breaks

Carving lino takes concentration. Rest your brain and your eyes frequently by going outside to look at the clouds or doing some squat-thrusts (see, that extra energy came in useful).

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The first stage is simple  design the print.

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After finished transfer, u may use pencil or indian ink to complete it and erase which park u don't like

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Tools used to make a Lino Print:

Pencil & Eraser

Indian Ink brush pen

Bench Hook

A Piece of Lino

Cutting tools

Block Printing Inks

Ink Roller

Glass Plate

Thick Card or Greyboard

Paper for Printing