| Description |
176 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction About this book 1. What is Linocut? -- The History of Linocutting -- How it 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 -- 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 Collé -- Jigsaw Linocut -- Rainbow Roll 18. Making Linocut Cards -- Single-block Card -- Two-block Card -- An Interview with Tristan Sherwood 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. |
| Summary |
With 18 easy-to-follow projects that can be adapted to suit your own ideas, experienced printmaker Sam Marshall guides you through the whole process -- from the drawing to the carving to the inking to the printing -- of creating your own beautiful prints and handmade cards whether you are working from your kitchen table or a more advanced studio set-up. |
| Subject |
Linoleum block-printing -- Technique.
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781789940688 |
| ISBN |
9781789940701 (paperback) |
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1789940702 (paperback) |
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9781789940688 ePub ebook |
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9781789940671 PDF ebook |
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