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How I Carve Linoleum

5/23/2013

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Lino-carving supplies including sheet of linoleum, clamps, carbon paper, carving tools, glass paten to roll ink on, roller, burnisher and baren for hand printing.
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This happy illustrator has never injured herself because she clamps down the lino and carves away. This makes for safer, faster carving.
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When the carving is finished the plate is inked. I usually use black ink and colorize in Photoshop.
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The inked lino is placed on my tabletop press and a blank sheet of paper is placed on top. If the lino is too big I will hand print using a baren, burnisher and lots of muscle.
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The lino is rolled through the press and paper carefully lifted off.
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Et voila! The print is ready to be scanned and coloured in Photoshop.
3 Comments
Trace link
5/23/2013 05:39:02 am

You are the best!

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Sue Todd link
7/10/2013 10:09:32 am

No, YOU are:-)

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Hatem Aly
9/24/2013 04:52:52 am

Fantastic post! Love the process..last time I did that was in college :)

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    I am an illustrator with many years of experience in publishing, editorial, advertising and corporate. My illustration technique is linocut, printed and scanned with color applied in Photoshop. I love mixing old school and digital technologies and now am learning to paint in oils and with a wacom tablet. I'll post my learning curve here. Variety, the spice of life!

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