Linocut vs woodcut. So what’s the difference between linocut and woodcut? I’ve been excited by relief printmaking since I first saw some great artists work using the various mediums available…
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Using a baren for printmaking is a solid friend to all home printers! When you start out with printmaking it’s unlikely that you will have access to a beautiful bit…
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There are a lot of linocut tools available for the budding linocut printmaker, and few are as important as the humble ink roller, or brayer as they are also referred…
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Lino Printing Paper – Get the low down More and more I’m asked about the lino printing paper I use when printing my linocuts. In this blog I’ll write about the preferred paper…
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Using a Whetstone! The second exciting instalment on how to maintain linocut carving tools with nice sharpe cutting edges. Sharpening lino cutting tools is an essential little skill that I think it’s…
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Linocut Boy Book – Linocut for artists and designers, by Nick Morley – Review
Nick Morley, aka LinocutBoy, has recently just published his first Linocut book and Draw Cut Ink Press was lucky enough to receive a copy in the post. Linocut books like…
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Some people I meet ask me What is a lino print? So I thought this might help answer that question and personally I’ve always loved a good step by step…
This is a very short little blog I’ve decided to write based on a flurry of questions I received from Instagram followers. People keep asking why my work in progress…
I’m asked more and more about linocut carving tips, particularly for sharpening lino cutting tools, and this was something that I myself wondered quite a lot about when I started creating…
If you are new to linocutting and want to get ahead with the art form then it’s well worth doing some preliminary linocutting exercises for beginners so you get used…