Lino Printing Process-
Step 1- Carve into lino to produce design. [cut areas will appear blank, while uncarved areas will be coloured]
Step 2- Soak paper to better transfer print.
Step 3- Roller ink/paint onto plate to get even amount on roller, then roll over the lino to transfer colour.
Step 4- Place into press, pressing a couple of times to ensure and even print.
Step 5- Assess print to see if more/less colour needed, or infact if the print is okay.
Step 6- Reprint!
Carved design into lino. I used fairly thin/shallow lines in my lino cut, and i wasnt sure if they would come out okay..
Print was fine though, the lines came through well. I think the design may have been better if it used two colours mixed together on the lino as it looks a little too flat.
Not enough ink or the paper was too dry.
I think i could have made a better lino cut by getting rid of the outside area of the lino to produce a stand alone image without a square border. I feel the border restricts it too much and looks a little lazy.
Overall I like lino printing as it can be very quick to print with and providing you have a good linocut design to work with. I would like to experiment a bit more with maybe using two different linocuts on the the same print to create two tone images and would also like to create a more complex design.
Id defiantly want to continue working with lino as i believe with alot of patience they can be really impressive and striking.
