This download gives lots of tips on how to create a varied edition from a single lino block by adding additional colour to different parts of your print using your own stencils. Have you got any old blocks you could update without more carving? If you like top tips check this download out. Tell me if it helps. Happy printing!

Marie 

 

Gelli Printing Basics E-book

Gelli Printing Basics E-book

This download gives you useful tips for starting your gelli printing journey. You'll have hours of fun making your own unique artworks that can be used in imaginative ways e.g.  framing, book marks, collage, journalling and more.

Burnishing With A Spoon Technique

Burnishing With A Spoon Technique

Hand-printing linocuts using a spoon is a simple technique I learnt years ago, during my first encounter with relief printing at a WEA workshop called Printing Without a Press, led by Maggie Slingsby. I started making A4 and larger images, both single colour and...

Using Mark Making Techniques

Using Mark Making Techniques

What Is Mark Making?  Mark making is any mark made using any material on any surface, such as: pencil on paper photoshop brush mark on a screen scratch in clay paint on a canvas carving into lino adding and removing ink on an acrylic plate or a gelatin plate to create...

More than We Bargained for

More than We Bargained for

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester: 8-10 October 2021 We were delighted to revisit GNCCF this month after a gap of a couple of years. Luckily I’m on the mailing list or we might not have gone (subscribe at https://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/ ). The...

Recommended List of Printmaking Books

Recommended List of Printmaking Books

Looking to get inspired in the world of printmaking? Look no further than this free download of 15 books handpicked by a passionate printmaker. Whether you're a beginner, a rusty pro, or simply an art lover, these books are sure to ignite your creativity and take your...

What is a Lino Print?

What is a Lino Print?

What is Lino Printing? Lino printing also known as lino cutting, is seen as a traditional printmaking method. The Process You cut a design into a block of lino with a variety of tools available (from e.g Jacksons, Handprinted or Turners art specialists). Then  the...