Introduction to Linocut Printing: Create Poetic Prints

Introduction to Linocut Printing: Create Poetic Prints

“Thank you all for participating in this workshop. Linocut is different from drawing and requires you to let yourself make mistakes. Perfection does not exist in this technique, so try to use your mistakes to create something else, nothing is fixed. It is a meditative technique that requires you to accept the present. These are the most relevant steps of the process that I hope to see in your final course project: 1 - Choose the scene to burn

2 - Draw the scene in pencil and identify the 2 colors you want to represent on the linoleum: color A on plate 1 and color B on plate 2. 3 - Start engraving the plates. Take a gouge suitable for the surface to be engraved. Start with the contours in order to create a groove to protect the areas to be saved. 4 - Paint the plate with the lightest color first and let it dry. Do not overload the roller and try to add ink gradually so as not to block the grooves. 5 - Ink the plate with the darkest color. Finally, add some finishing touches, such as gold leaf, which will be applied with a varnish. Out of respect for your sources of inspiration, and to make your project your own, I invite you to detach yourself from my model or those of other artists, to detach yourself from the example and to add your personal touch. I invite you to continue sharing and creating by participating in the forum, commenting on other participants' work, and interacting with the community. See you soon on the forum”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project. So, we have arrived at the last video. Thank you all for attending this workshop. Linocut is different from drawing. It will require letting go of possible mistakes. There is no such thing as perfection in this technique. So try to take advantage of your slip-ups or possible mistakes. Nothing is fixed. It is a meditative technique that requires accelerating perfection. I will summarize the essential steps to successfully complete your final project. First, choose the scene you want to burn. Create your pencil sketch and quickly identify the two areas of color you want to achi...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Linocut Printing: Create Poetic Prints

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 43m)
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• Category

  Craft, Illustration

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Engraving, Fine Arts, Printing, Traditional illustration