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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. 

​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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  • Home
    • forthcoming events
    • contact
  • LINOCUT PRINTS
    • Linocuts - Multiplate
    • Linocuts - Single colour
    • coastal
    • alphabet
  • More
    • views from my studio
    • my technique
    • links
    • commissions
  • Trade
  • Shop