Designing black and white linocuts can be a minefield of decisions to make, each one with the potential to trip you up and send you back to the drawing board…
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Linocut JournalTools & Materials
Sharpening lino cutting tools – Part 02 Using a Whetstone
11th September 2016Using 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 JournalTools & MaterialsUncategorised
Sharpening lino cutting tools – Part 01 Using a Strop
3rd September 2016I’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…
To transfer a sketch to lino is a really useful little bit of knowledge. It’s a super simple process as well as long as you have some graphite paper and a…