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Marshall, Sam (Printmaker),

Linocut : a creative guide to making beautiful prints / Creative guide to making beautiful prints Sam Marshall. - London : Herbert Press, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023 - 176 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

About this book -- The history of linocutting ; How it is used today -- Linocut tools ; Lino ; Ink ; Ink rollers ; Paper ; Hand printing tools ; Small presses ; Inking slab ; Sketchbooks ; Other bits and bobs -- Drawing and cutting area ; Printing area ; Drying area ; Storage area for materials and prints -- Drawing directly onto the block ; Tracing your drawing the traditional way ; Tracing directly from the drawing ; Using carbon paper to transfer your drawing -- An interview with Cally Conway -- Holding your tools ; Using your tools safely ; Mark-making warm-up -- Cleaning Up oil-based water-soluble inks -- One image four ways -- An interview with Harriet Popham -- Super-simple registration ; Paper template registration ; Registration board -- Ternes Burton clips -- Black-and-white print ; Adding colour to your simple linocut -- Red kites -- A nature study ; Tips on drawing outside or in public -- Edition size ; Pricing ; How to edition ; Numbering and signing limited-edition prints -- Holiday memory print -- An interview with Izzy Williamson -- A practical object -- Key block method ; Four-block print -- An interview with Meg Justice -- Concertina book -- Combining monoprint and linocut ; Repurposing old blocks ; Linocut and chine collé ; Jigsaw linocut ; Rainbow roll -- Single-block card ; Two-block card -- An interview with Tristan Sherwood -- A large linocut -- Relief techniques ; Intaglio printmaking ; Other printing techniques -- Practical tips when things aren't going 'right' ; Setting up a regular practice ; Advice for when you are lacking in motivation ; Call yourself an artist ; Suppliers Introduction. What is linocut? Tools and materials. Preparing your workspace. From image to block. Mark making. Cleaning Up. Carving lino. Registration. Simple linocuts. Noise. Out in the garden. Editioning prints. A weekend away. Reduction linocut. Multi-block prints. Displaying multiple prints. Experimental printmaking. Making linocut cards. Bringing it all together. Next steps in printmaking. Conclusion.

"A linocut is a relief print created by carving a design into a printing block. It is the uncut surface, not the carved away areas, that gives you your image when you roll it with ink, lay paper on top then apply pressure to produce a print. With 18 easy-to-follow projects that can be adapted to suit your own ideas and skill level, experienced printmaker Sam Marshall guides you through the whole process of creating your own beautiful prints whether you are working from your kitchen table or a more advanced studio set-up"--

ISBN: 9781789940701 1789940702

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC2K1204 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020802034 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Linoleum block-printing.
Linoleum block-printing--Technique.
Block printing.
Block printing.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Instructional and educational works.

LC Class. No.: NE1330 / .M29 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 769