Babs Pease Design
my technique:
Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller, and then pressed onto paper. The actual printing can be done by hand (using a wooden spoon) or put through a relief press.
Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller, and then pressed onto paper. The actual printing can be done by hand (using a wooden spoon) or put through a relief press.
These images show the process from sketch to a single plate print:
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Multiple colours can be printed by keying the paper to a frame around the woodblocks (using a different block for each colour):
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