Printmaking: Linocut

The first printmaking technique that I experimented with was linocut. I sketched out some ideas on paper, selected a final drawing and sketched it onto a lino block. I used a carving tool to carve the image into the block, and mixed various inks to creåte a colour pallet that I liked, I rolled the ink on to the carved lino block and printed it on paper.

The results of each print varied greatly depending on lots of little factors. For instance the. image above has interesting spotty/empty patches on certain parts, likely because I didn’t press those parts on to the paper for long enough.

These are a few of the different prints I made using the plastic block, I mixed various printig inks to create different colours for my prints.

For these results I made a print using black ink and then printed the same image on top using yellow ink. The second print was not placed in the exact same postion as the first which created an interesting ‘holographic’ effect.

For these prints I used stamps that I made by cutting shapes out of a linoleum sheet. I rolled ink onto the stamps and the printed them on paper by pressing them down with my fingers. (Below are some more photos of the linocut printmaking process using the linoleum sheet, carving tools, an ink roller, and some lino ink.)

Some more photos of the linocut printmaking process using the linoleum sheet, carving tools, an ink roller, and some lino ink.