For my first ever post i thought i would show you's my Lino cutting, I've not done much Lino cutting in the past just little bits here and there so i am rather pleased with how this piece turned out.
I started out with a nice sized piece of Lino, big enough to fit my design onto.
Then using a heat press machine which we have at College i placed a printed out version of my design and placed it over the top of the Lino, i then put it under the heat press until my design had transferred onto the Lino.
Then using a carving tool (Must be quite sharp) i began to carve around the lines of my design.
If you don't want a block background on your print you must also remove the background from the Lino, this does take some time but you get a nice effect in the end.
Once you have your design all cut out and you are happy with it then you can go ahead and print it onto either fabric or paper. For mine i decided to print on a piece of brown textured paper i found.
For this process all you need is paint in the colours of your choice and a roller.
You need to put some paint onto a flat surface and roll it out with your roller, this is just so your roller gets a nice even coat of paint.
The next step is to roller over your Lino until your design is covered.
Then press the Lino face down onto your fabric or paper and using a clean roller, roll over the Lino pressing firmly.
When you remove your Lino your design should be printed onto your fabric or paper.
You can repeat this process as much as you like, just make sure to clean your roller and Lino after each use.
Enjoy!
