Can you use both sides of Lino?

Both sides can be used. It costs the same or slightly less than lino (at least here in London) and is smoother to carve. It also has a very smooth finish which will give a smooth, even colour when printed. It does not come in large rolls like lino, so there is also a limit to the size of print you can make from it.

What artists use lino printing?

Selected artists

• Josef Albers, German artist.
• Peeter Allik, Estonian artist.
• Valenti Angelo, American printmaker and illustrator.
• Walter Inglis Anderson American artist.
• Sybil Andrews English-Canadian artist.
• Hans Anton Aschenborn, German painter.
• Georg Baselitz, German artist.
• Torsten Billman, Swedish artist.

What makes a good lino print?

Lino prints look bold and powerful, with hard lines, flat areas of colour, and high contrast between the paper and ink. You can spend a long time carving, or just make a simple design, but the printing is fairly fast, so multiple copies can be made quickly and easily.

Why is my lino print patchy?

Small ‘chips’ left on the carved sections of the linoblock, dirt particles or even fine hair can be picked up when inking the linoblock and end up on your print or linoblock. These then create small white ‘patches’ on your print. These can be removed using a small palette knife before printing to avoid this problem.

Can you use floor lino for printing?

Yes, lino as in linoleum, as in the floor covering. The lino is then inked, a piece of paper placed over it, and then run through a printing press or pressure applied by hand to transfer the ink to the paper. The result, a linocut print. Because it’s a smooth surface, the lino itself doesn’t add texture to the print.

Why is lino printing good?

Lino is generally diced, much easier to cut than wood, especially when heated, but the pressure of the printing process degrades the plate faster and it is difficult to create larger works due to the material’s fragility. Linocuts can also be achieved by the careful application of arts on the surface of the lino.

Why do artists use lino printing?

The soft linoleum can be cut away more easily than a wood-block and in any direction (as it has no grain) to produce a raised surface that can be inked and printed. Its slightly textured surface accepts ink evenly. Linoleum was invented in the nineteenth century as a floor covering.

How do you fix lino prints?

10-Step Reduction Printing Process

1. Lay out the design, backwards.
2. Carve the linoleum (or wood) block.
3. Decide on your edition size.
4. Print it with ink.
5. Carve more of the same block away.
6. No turning back now.
7. Print another color, usually darker.
8. Continue the process for each layer of color.

How to make a multi color Lino print?

Now that we’ve gone over the basics of making a simple, one-color block print, I’ll go over a few techniques for making multi-color linocuts. You can use the reduction method, jigsaw method, or multiple block technique to make prints with more than one color.

What’s the process of printing a lino block?

The process starts with carving a design into a new lino block and printing the first color on each sheet of paper in the edition. Then the printmaker carves more of the same block away and proceeds to print the second color. The process of carving and printing continues for each additional color until the final layer is printed.

Which is an example of a reduction Lino print?

Here are a few other examples of reduction prints I’ve made: Last Run and Uke. Start on my process of making a linocut page if you want the basics of making lino prints and recommendations on supplies.

What kind of paper do you use for Lino?

You’re beautiful lino print idea, inks, roller, a pencil, plain newsprint or layout paper, tracing paper, some masking tape and baren/wooden spoon or press. I am going to show you the technique using a simple little leaf design I carved one Sunday morning over a cup of coffee.