Linocut : A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints (Paperback)

Introduction About this book 1 What is Linocut? - The History of Linocutting - How Linocutting is Used Today 2 Tools and Materials - Linocut Tools - Lino - Ink - Ink Rollers - Papers - Hand Printing Tools - Small Presses - Inking Slab - Sketchbooks - Other Bits and Bobs 3 Preparing your Workspace - Drawing and Cutting Area - Printing Area - Drying Area - Storage Area for Materials and Prints 4 From Image to Block - Drawing Directly Onto the Block - Tracing Your Drawing the Traditional Way - Tracing Directly from the Drawing - Using Carbon Paper to Transfer Your Drawing An Interview with Cally Conway 5 Mark Marking - Holding Your Tools - Using Your Tools Safely - Mark-making Warm-up 6 Cleaning Up - Cleaning Up Oil-based - Water-soluble Inks 7 Carving Lino - One Image Four Ways An Interview with Harriet Popham 8 Registration - Super-simple Registration - Paper Template Registration - Registration Board - Ternes Burton Clips 9 Simple Linocuts - Black-and-white Print - Adding Colour to Your Simple Linocut 10 Noise - Red Kites 11 Out in the Garden - A Nature Study - Tips on Drawing Outside or In Public 12 Editioning Prints - Edition Size - Pricing - How to Edition - Numbering and Signing - Limited-edition Prints 13 A Weekend Away - Holiday Memory Print An Interview with Izzy Williamson 14 Reduction Linocut - A Practical Object 15 Multi-block Prints - Key Block Method - Four-block Print An Interview with Meg Justice 16 Displaying Multiple Prints - Concertina Book 17 Experimental Printmaking - Combining Monoprint and Linocut - Repurposing Old Blocks - Linocut and Chine Colle - Jigsaw Linocut - Rainbow Roll An Interview with Tristan Sherwood 18 Making Linocut Cards - Single-block Card - Two-block Card 19 Bringing It All Together - A Large Linocut 20 Next Steps in Printmaking - Relief Techniques - Intaglio Printmaking - Other Printing Techniques Conclusion - Practical Tips When Things Aren't Going 'Right' - Setting Up a Regular Practice - Advice for When You Are Lacking in Motivation - Call Yourself an Artist