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Linocut Tutorial

Linocut Tutorial. By Natalie Hinds 9A. History. Linocuts were invented in Germany between 1905 and 1913, by the artists of the German expressionist group Die Brücke. Linoleum is a floor covering that was used as far back as the 1830s. Nowadays it is rarely used except for artistic purposes.

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Linocut Tutorial

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  1. Linocut Tutorial By Natalie Hinds 9A

  2. History Linocuts were invented in Germany between 1905 and 1913, by the artists of the German expressionist group Die Brücke. Linoleum is a floor covering that was used as far back as the 1830s. Nowadays it is rarely used except for artistic purposes. The German expressionist artists used to call their linocuts ‘woodcuts’ to make them sound more respectable. Picasso was the first artist to regularly use this medium of art and he helped to increase its popularity.

  3. Why Create a Linocut? • Disadvantages - Linoleum is more fragile than wood and degrades with each print of the template. - Since the linoleum is fragile you cannot make large templates because they will break. • Advantages - Its easier to cut linoleum rather than wood. - There is no grain like in wood, and the print is smooth. - The linoleum doesn’t spilt like wood does.

  4. First Step The first step that has to be taken is creating and drawing the design in a notebook or sketchpad.

  5. Second Step To transfer the image to the linoleum, you must remember that the image will be reversed when you print and so during the transfer you must reverse the image so that it turns out the way that you want it to.

  6. Third Step The way that you cut the linoleum is by using a chisel or a gouge. They are v-shaped and different sizes, for thick or thin lines depending on the type of lines that you want. The lines that you cut away will be white when you print, whatever colour you are using.

  7. Fourth Step Printing the Linocut To print the linoleum, you use a roller and ink and a printing press. You roll a thin layer of ink onto the linocut with the roller. You need enough ink for the print to be solid, and not faded from too little ink or smudged from too much ink. Place the linocut face down on the piece of paper and run through the printing press. Final Print

  8. Quick Review • Draw and create the image. • Transfer the image onto the linocut, remember that it has to be reversed. • Cut all of the parts of the image that you want to be white. • Print the image with enough ink to make a solid print.

  9. Bibliography of Information • Angus, Maxine. “What is a Linocut Print.” Max Angus. 2007. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://www.maxangus.co.uk/‌linocuts.html>. • “How Linocuts Are Made.” Fiji Island Mermaid Press. 4 Sept. 2008 <http://www.fimp.net/‌howtomakealinocut.html>. • Johansen, Tony. “Lino Cut.” Art Education. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://www.arteducation.com.au/‌art-dictionary/‌lino-cut-printmaking.php>. • “LINOCUT.” Chalcos. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://www.chalcos.it/‌technique/‌linocut.htm>. • “Linocut.” Wikipedia. 28 July 2008. 4 Sept. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/‌wiki/‌Linocut>. • “Making Soft Block Linocut Prints.” WordPress. 31 July 2008. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://grittyartsstudio.wordpress.com/‌2008/‌07/‌31/‌making-soft-block-linocut-prints/>. • Phillips, Ian. “Printmaking Pages.” Relief Print. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://www.reliefprint.co.uk/‌printmaking.html>.

  10. Bibliography of Images All images were used or modified from: • Angus, Maxine. “What is a Linocut Print.” Max Angus. 2007. 25 Nov. 2008 <http://www.maxangus.co.uk/‌linocuts.html>.

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