How to Transfer Inkjet Prints to Linoleum for Linocut | Digital Artwork Reference for Printmaking 

haha, maybe I have just cut out all the angry stomping, cursing and crying ... ✌️ Glad it was of help!

Hehe, thank you! It was for a good cause ✌️

Hey Ariana, thanks for the nice words! Glad if it helps! ✌️

Good luck! if you are not as impatient as I was, then best just let it dry overnight to be on the save side

thank you! ✌️

Thanks, glad it helped!

Sometimes we have to I guess ... Thank you!

Hehe! Wenn ich jetzt nicht gerade das Video aufgenommen hätte, hätte ich es bestimmt auch bei dem ersten halbwegs brauchbaren Versuch belassen ...

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Haha, your welcome. Sometimes it helps to see where someone went wrong I guess. ✌️

Yes, I should make a follow up video sometime. I have noticed the same thing so what I did was give it a light sanding with a fine sandpaper. Then you need to make sure you get all the dust out of the fine lines of your carving. That worked and I was able to print nicely with the block. But then after printing I went to clean the lino block - what I usually just do with warm/hot water in the sink. After some light rubbing with my hands I noticed the Modpodge/Ink layer starting to peel of. So now this is what I always do before printing: Just using warm water (I let it pour directly on the linoleum) soak in a bit and then quite easily rub of the whole transfer layer. Only downside to this is that you need to wait and properly dry the block before you can start printing. (I use paper towels around the lino and a few big books so it dries staight) You could also use Acetone as I already used that directly on the lino for another transfer method (You see it in I think the „memento mori“ print video). But its a harsch chemical substance so I would suggest to the simple warm water method first. If you posta picture of your final print somewhere then make sure to send a link! ✌️

@@eastofawesome May I add; don't use acetone in the sink of bath! There's a strong posibility it will destroy the enamel, stone, porcelain etc.

good point!

I used to stain the Lino simply with deluted acrylic colors. Lately I switched to chinese ink-sticks when I saw that they are also available in colored versions. Thats what you see here in the video. The ink stick gets rubbed on a natural wet chinese stone and that's what sets the pigments free. There are links to all the stuff in the video description above. Hope that helps! ✌️

@@eastofawesome thank you for the very timely response

you are very welcome! Let me know what works out for you!

Sorry to give that annoying answer, but ... it depends ... ✌️Depends on how detailed your artwork is in the first place AND how accurate you want to be when carving it. In this case I had a very detailed artwork where I had even planned little grain marks and I wanted to cut the Lino as close to the artwork as possible so I wanted a very detailed transfer. But if you have a artwork with let's say rather bigger more graphical elements or if you are cool with a more creative carving style where you make some stuff up as you carve then a rougher transfer might be perfectly fine for you.

Didn't realize that the music is so loud. Sadly you can't edit such things on existing videos. But I'll remember to check that for future videos. Thanks for letting me know! ✌️

Das sind chinesische Tusche Blöcke die mit Wasser auf einem Naturstein gerieben werden. Links zu sowas hab ich in die Beschreibung gepackt. Alternativ hab ich aber auch schon mit einfacher verdünnter Acrylfarbe gute Erfahrungen gemacht. ✌️

@@eastofawesome perfekt danke für deine Hilfe :)

Thanks John! Is "lodge lodge" just a autocorrect from "mod podge"?

Thanks Scott, never heard of that one. Do you think it might be an upgrade to the modpotch process I showed here and I should give it a try?

you can see the cutting process in this video: ‚Vide Diem‘ Linocut Print: How to carve super detailed Artwork ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GQY8l0xjIX4.html ). I did not notice any difference in the feel of the cut. Maybe there was still some paper left? or the Glue layer was thick? 🤷‍♂️

@@eastofawesome thank you for answering, really appreciate you!! Yeah, I believe that was the cause, the glue layer being too thick. Great videos btw, very inspiring and helpful! Much appreciated

Might work as it also has that glue/sealing thing going ... have none here but I'll let you know if I manage to give it a try. Or maybe you can try and let me know! ✌️

@@eastofawesome thank you for a reply, im still learning how to use the gelli plate, however, gel medium works when I use it on my gelli plate, but I haven't tried doing it your way, so I'll give it a go, I'm new to this form of art so I'm still experimenting and practising. Cheers!

I’ve used gloss medium for this and it works

tjoa, wer nich, oder!? ✌️🙂