Linocut

A step-by-step guide on how to create personal and contemporary linocut prints. Whether you''re looking to bring your old and beloved objects to life, celebrate the nature around you, or create wonderful homemade gifts and cards, Linocut covers it all! With 12 easy-to-follow projects, Sam Marshall guides you through the steps needed to create your own contemporary prints. Starting simply by taking inspiration from everyday life and making your initial sketches, you''ll soon be picking up your tools to carve your lino, working the inks and printing like a professional. Featuring step-by-step projects ranging from souvenir prints and a flower-filled concertina book, to personalised greeting cards and multi-layered colourful prints, you''ll also learn how to experiment with monoprinting, chine colle and blocking techniques. Linocut is the perfect handbook to expand your printmaking skills, whether you''re just starting out, returning to the craft or looking to build your crafting portfolio. Find inspiration from other amazing makers, gather essential (and inexpensive) inks and linoleum, then follow Sam''s tips to create prints that are personal and unique to you.>

In this beautiful and lively book, you feel welcomed into the world of relief printing. The instructions are well set out with easily understood practical guidance, and such a friendly vibe, you can't fail to want to grab your tools and get started.

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A step-by-step guide on how to create personal and contemporary linocut prints.

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Sam Marshall is a printmaker living in rural Northamptonshire with her mini dachshund Miss Marple. She trained at the Slade School of Fine Art for her BA and gained an MA level Diploma in drawing at the Royal Drawing School where she now teaches. She has a print studio in her garden where she makes all her work linocuts, drawings and etchings. Sam runs online drawing and printmaking workshops that attract students from all over the world. Her work is autobiographical: it always starts with a drawing and tells a story, which often features Miss Marple.

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Introduction About this book 1. What is Linocut? - The History of Linocutting - How Linocutting is Used Today 2. Tools and Materials - Linocut Tools - Lino - Ink - Ink Rollers - Papers - Hand Printing Tools - Small Presses - Inking Slab - Sketchbooks - Other Bits and Bobs 3. Preparing your Workspace - Drawing and Cutting Area - Printing Area - Drying Area - Storage Area for Materials and Prints 4. From Image to Block - 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 5. Mark Marking - Holding Your Tools - Using Your Tools Safely - Mark-making Warm-up 6. Cleaning Up - Cleaning Up Oil-based - Water-soluble Inks 7. Carving Lino - One Image Four Ways An Interview with Harriet Popham 8. Registration - Super-simple Registration - Paper Template Registration - Registration Board - Ternes Burton Clips 9. Simple Linocuts - Black-and-white Print - Adding Colour to Your Simple Linocut 10. Noise - Red Kites 11. Out in the Garden - A Nature Study - Tips on Drawing Outside or In Public 12. Editioning Prints - Edition Size - Pricing - How to Edition - Numbering and Signing - Limited-edition Prints 13. A Weekend Away - Holiday Memory Print An Interview with Izzy Williamson 14. Reduction Linocut - A Practical Object 15. Multi-block Prints - Key Block Method - Four-block Print An Interview with Meg Justice 16. Displaying Multiple Prints - Concertina Book 17. Experimental Printmaking - Combining Monoprint and Linocut - Repurposing Old Blocks - Linocut and Chine Collé - Jigsaw Linocut - Rainbow Roll An Interview with Tristan Sherwood 18. Making Linocut Cards - Single-block Card - Two-block Card 19. Bringing It All Together - A Large Linocut 20. Next Steps in Printmaking - Relief Techniques - Intaglio Printmaking - Other Printing Techniques Conclusion - 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