In art class, we made linoleum pritmaking blocks. It was a really cool process. It's easy and fun to do.
First, I took my logo design and put it into Sketchbook Pro, my favorite art app. I mirrored the image and started taking things that would be hard to carve from the design. I ended up taking out the vines and the hanging gem.
What I did next was sketch out my revised design onto the linoleum. I had to make sure that it was the side that somewhat resembled clay.
Next, I took my carving tools and started to carve. I had to keep my hands out of the way because the carving tools are sharp. My design took a long time because I pretty much carved out the entire background, but left some thin lines called chatter.
Now, it's time to print. You take your finished linoleum carving and get out some paper, a brayer, a metal sheet, and printmaking paint. You take a spoonful of printmaking paint and put it on a metal sheet. You next take your brayer and roll out the paint really thin until you hear a sticky-sounding noise. Now you roll the paint onto your linoleum design and press the linoleum face-down onto the paper and you now have a print.
First, I took my logo design and put it into Sketchbook Pro, my favorite art app. I mirrored the image and started taking things that would be hard to carve from the design. I ended up taking out the vines and the hanging gem.
What I did next was sketch out my revised design onto the linoleum. I had to make sure that it was the side that somewhat resembled clay.
Next, I took my carving tools and started to carve. I had to keep my hands out of the way because the carving tools are sharp. My design took a long time because I pretty much carved out the entire background, but left some thin lines called chatter.
Now, it's time to print. You take your finished linoleum carving and get out some paper, a brayer, a metal sheet, and printmaking paint. You take a spoonful of printmaking paint and put it on a metal sheet. You next take your brayer and roll out the paint really thin until you hear a sticky-sounding noise. Now you roll the paint onto your linoleum design and press the linoleum face-down onto the paper and you now have a print.