Holiday Art Club: Lino Print with Colour

There are lots of different ways to use colour in linoprinting and we'll be looking at some of them  in this fun workshop (hint: Multi block and Chine-collé). Come along and find out exactly what I'm talking about!

Ages 9+. Drop off. With Claire.

Linocut is a method of relief printing (like woodcut, wood engraving, letterpress, rubber stamping and potato printing). The surface of a lino block is carved using a range of different shaped cutting tools (gouges) to make different marks for the design; small v-shaped gouges for fine lines, u-shaped gouges for larger areas but lots of other marks can be created which you will be encouraged to try out.

When carved the block is then inked up with a roller with the ink covering the raised, un-cut areas of the block. The inked block is then printed onto paper, or fabric, either by hand using a burnishing tool, or with a relief printing press. Each time you make a print you need to re-ink the block.

There are different ways of making coloured and multi-coloured prints using jigsaw cut lino blocks, multiple blocks and reduction printing methods.

Part of 'A Summer of Print', kindly supported by Adur & Worthing Trust Creative Commissions 2023.