Design for print - Lino print

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DESIGN FOR PRINT.
PRINTING PROCESS - LINO.


Linocut printing is Were an image is traces over the surface of a, rubber like, lino piece and is then cut out of the surface of the lino using specific tools. The surface area remaining is then covered with the ink and pressed on to the desired stock.

Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press.

Although linoleum as a floor covering dates to the 1860s, the linocut printing technique was used first by the artists of Die Brücke in Germany between 1905–13 where it had been similarly used for wallpaper printing. They initially described these prints as woodcuts, which sounded more respectable.

Since the material being carved has no directional grain and does not tend to split, it is easier to obtain certain artistic effects with lino than with most woods, although the resultant prints can lack the often angular grainy character of woodcuts and engravings. Lino is generally much easier to cut than wood, especially when heated, but the pressure of the printing process degrades the plate faster and it is difficult to create larger works due to the material's fragility.
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I have had some experience doing lino cut printing in the level 4 during the mandatory workshops however I would like to gain more knowledge on this cut and it results.

This video shows the basic technique you have to got through regarding the lino print method of printing. You have to decipher which part of the image you want to be printed and which parts of the image you want to be left as the stock. You also have to make sure that your image/text is in reverse because once you have pressed the inked lino onto the page your image will be in the reverse of the image on the lino.

I had ago myself at this printing process and used my existing logo I had created the previous year.