I Try BLOCK PRINTING: Cutting Lino into Art Stamps! 

Some tips from a linocutter: 1. You seem to have figured it out, but rule 0 is don’t carve toward yourself. That includes your other hand that is gripping the block. There is a special tool called a bench hook that is made to keep the block from sliding when you carve. I would suggest that you invest in one if you plan to continue carving. 2. If you have trouble with how hard the block is, heat it up. Linoleum gets softer when it it warm! Either leave it in the sun for a few minutes of use a hair dryer. 3. Instead of moving your gouge in big sweeps, try wiggling it just a bit as you go. It really makes it better carving. 4. When you’re cleaning the block after printing, don’t rub it with anything textured if you are planning to use it again. Little grooves can form on its surface, and that’s bad news for an art medium that is purely using negative space. 5. There are linoleum blocks like the one that you used, and there are ones that are mounted on cork. Both types are good in their own ways. The type you had, which is just a thin linoleum slab, is nice because you can simply cut off outer pieces instead of having to deal with lots of chatter (which is what the completely carved out areas are called. The lines in these spaces are “chatter lines”). However, they also slide easily and are more fragile. With linoleum that’s mounted on cork, you can’t cut anything out, so you have to deal with a lot of chatter, but it doesn’t slide around nearly as much, especially if you have a bench hook, and it is much sturdier. It’s all a matter of preference which one you use (I like the ones on cork). 6. Pieces really do turn out nicely when you use ink. However, it can be pretty expensive. A good brand to buy ink from, and pretty good carving tools from as well, is Speedball. I usually like to buy my blocks from them, since they are only 6-7 dollars from them at 5x7 dimensions, which is a good size. Hope these were helpful to someone! (: Feel free to ask me anything, too

It makes me happy when you incorporate things you have learned from past videos into your art, like the doodling

when i did this in highschool, literally the one thing my teacher told us in prep was to only ever cut away from urself, and if he saw us doing towards our hads he'd take it away. As an injury prone person i was glad he stressed it so heavily.

“Roll, roll like you never have before, ya bastard.” -Jazza

Jazza: *perfect first time* Jazza: I'm gonna learn from Skillshare now. Me: ...???

Jazza: I never tried this in my life Jazza: *CREATES A MASTERPIECE*

I had captions on... 'Give way, lessons and German I'm Jezza and today..'

Police: and who knocked you out? Someone: somebody ran up to me and yelled YOU’VE BEEN JAZZAED Jazza:*im in danger*

Hey Jazza, could you do an Origami Challenge next time. I know it’s not really like drawing, painting, sculpting and etc. But it is art and we all know that we love art. So do it!!

The most versatile art channel in youtube, I learn a lot from you.

*Art Block* This word seems familliar

Captions be like: "Give way ladies and germans, I'm jazza..."

Jazza: **talks about how he previously injured himself while doing lino printing** Also Jazza: **has 2 bandaids on his hand already** Me: this aught to be good

i just imagine jazza putting it on someone's face and slapping THE HECK out of him, then taking it off and screaming "GET JAZZA'D LOSER" as he laughs and runs away

Nobody: Jazza: when I was 11 or 12 in HIGHSCHOOL Edit: OMG why is eryone replying to this and why does it have 235 likes

Jazza: imma let you see the carving up close it's going to be satisfying. Also jazza every time he carves: *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YAEEEEEEEEEEE* ME: well it's not satisfying when you when you say *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YAEEEEEEE*

Tips that I have learned over the years of doing linoleum printing: -Get a heat gun if your continuing doing this -You can rub graphite on the back and trace it to have those lines then go over it on the linoleum with sharpie (or another marker that doesn’t wash off with water, I have made that mistake before) -Get a smaller brayer! You can use a smaller brayer then do a light ink layer over a couple times can make your prints come out clearer and those small details will come through. -Don’t flip the linoleum onto the paper, flip the paper onto your linoleum, rub it with your hand to get the friction, then roll it, peel a corner off, and let gravity do its work to pull it off. -wash your hands before you peel off the linoleum so you keep your paper clean and free of fingerprints or smudges -Make sure your space is also clean, don’t roll ink in the same place your paper is -You can also use chalk or transfer paper for a sketch/line design to the linoleum All of these things I have had to figure out the hard way and my grade (and art quality) had decreased because of those mistakes I made over the years. Obviously if you want more tips on a few other things on any type of printing (linoleum, wood, screen, etc...) I have plenty that would be helpful.

Taking a chunk out of my finger is my actual nightmare with those tools. Even though he played that bit off as a bit of a joke the thought of it makes me shudder 😝😫😝

ok so in art class this year I was cutting something out with an x-acto knife and I accidentally sliced my finger open. my finger started bleeding a lot, all over the portrait I had done for an art competition at school! The worst part was that the portrait was due at the end of class in order to be submitted for the competition! I was embarrassed so I didn’t tell my teacher but the kid next to me (thank god) got me some paper towels and I tried to clean as quickly as I could. I then proceeded to cut out the portrait with one hand and then glued it onto a different piece of paper. my teacher never noticed 😂

We’re doing Lino cutting in class and its so fun and i did not cut myself

Awww, by the end of the video he wasn’t even wearing his glove anymore. They grow up so fast 😊

*Jazza is the best at talking to camera*

Who else actually wants to see jazza 3d print a clock??

I have also injured myself carving out Lino in school. Kinda stabbed the tip of my finger with the carving tool. The art didn't even look good, totally wasn't worth it lol

You're killing me Jazza. USE INK, DAMN IT! XD

*puts a stamp on each hand* *waves hands around* JAZZ HANDS

You've been jazzed on. (why do i do this?)

Circling your art-induced scars is the most artist-y thing you can do. And I live by that.

Jazza: stamps his original art on any paper Jazza again: It's Jazza-fied

That looks fun but rlly hard to work with at the same time😂 either way u nailed it as usual

*_y o u ‘ v e b e e n j a z z a d_*

I was once washing up a cheese grater and somehow one of the gratingy thingys had gotten caught on my finger and it sliced my finger and it was bleeding so badly. Trust me I didn't cry I just started laughing whilst running downstairs shouting *MMUUUMMM I GRATEDD MY FIIINNGERRRRRRR* LOL

Nobody: Jazza: *I'M SO BRAVE FOR DOING BLOCK PRINTING FOR YOU!!!😢*

You posted this during my power unit in art, which included a required stamp. *I'm very jealous because yours took like one day and mine took 2 weeks and yours is still better than mine* Then again you are Jazza sooo...

I lost it when he blowed a kiss to the camera XD

Jazza: **brings up band-aids and where those injuries came from** Top of the Suggestions List: **the video where those injuries came from**

Jazza : *Stamps “Mine” stamp on someone* jazza: Hippity hoppity you are now my property

Can you try airbrushing? Maybe use the airbrush on something you 3d print.

3:03 Top of the morning to ya laddies!

Jazza at 1:52:witch you all know I’m really good at.......*kiss sound* Me:*confused screaming*

11-12 in high school yes and me 2-4 in harvard.

THIS MAN WAS 12 IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS 12 IN 6th GRADE I know the school system is different in Australia BuT sTiLl

I loved doing this art project, it turned out alot better than I expected, a friend showed it to me, I had like 1 or 2 tools, so it took alot of patience to play with the depth, I even used a steak knife and tweezers to get tiny dots. Felt so proud of the results, so I find it cool to see you do this😊

7 to 12 grade is High School in Australia so he was in 7th grade when he was 10 or 11 makes sense. I just liked my comment

I've worked with this before! Totally understand his fear of cutting his finger! We used the block printing to make reduction prints tho

3:03 *TOP OF THE MORNIN TO YA LADDIES*

Jazza I really appreciate your willingness to admit that you haven't tried things before, and I also like seeing you improvise! I appreciate how down to earth and relatable you are in that way. (:

How is this guy so artistic and so energetic at the same time!?

Of course you only have acrylic paint . You threw all your art supplies away, remember ?

I would like to make EVERYONE Jazzaed! Jazzaed? Jazzad? Jazzed? Hmm... *Ya like jazz?*

Thank you jaza i have an art lesson somewhat like this at school but it was layered this helped me understand

”T'is but a scratch!" I love that bit!🕷️🦷🖤🤍

Só is everyone gonna ignore the fact that he said he was 11 or 12 in HIGHSCHOOL???

jazza: *genuinely sad* me: whiz is a change of video wtf- jazza, 25 seconds later: *joking about his scar* me: there we go

I have a similar scar on my left index finger. I was in a photography class and sliced open my finger cutting mat frames! Three stitches and all my photography instructor could say is buy them premade! She was a great photographer, but not the most nurturing of persons. She actually had dead plants in her office covered with cobwebs. I have fond memories of that class. Great video Jazza!

Love your approach, forever trying, easy or hard … n you succeed. U make life fun, yours n mine. Thank u🙏🏻

Me: I love Jazza's new videos Jazza: (suffering from his own challenge)but still consistent. Me: Obnoxious...😋😋😋

11 yo Jazza: Oh crap, my finger! Screw this Now Jazza: .... *Time to do it again!*

I'm watching this again because I'm so excited because I'm doing Lino printing in school really soon !!!

I did this in high school too (two years ago) and found it to be so much fun! My first and only attempt in the class itself was a detailed anime-style wolf head with a gradient detailed eye and crosshatched a forest into the background XD It was really fun and I still do them, even though I prefer to do them just for the carving and not for the printing XD

Jazza: today I’ll be attempting Lino cuts Me: finally, something that I have at least a bit of knowledge at!

is an artist* makes skillshare videos* doesn't make art teaching videos*

This is satisfying ✨

I just did this project in class and I love it so much I’m planing to take it up as a hobby.

I'm going to be honest, I would've used the "MINE! HANDS OFF!" On my unopened snacks.

We make lino art every year in school 😂 I've stabbed myself more times than I'm proud to say :p

You amaze me. Every thing you do, just simply amazes me. You are so bloody good!

Wow, this video makes me really want to try this project

I used to be a fan... Now I’m a windmill ^_^

13:23 Australians be like: YA BASTIRD !!

I did this at school too (year 7 or 8), a few decades ago now! I recall doing multiple colours by masking the block and/or painting on the colour in specific areas. No injuries that I remember, the boys were closely supervised . . .

*You could go up to strangers and stamp the fist Stamp you And say “sorry I just Wanted to jazza (jazz) you up”*

I ripped my fingers off used the blood as paint and stuck them back on with raw strength and will power.

PLEASE TRY EMBROIDERY

Home sick from work, this blokes always got a laugh to spare with 😁

We were doing this in middle school in art class, I think around the time of this video being uploaded and honestly, it was one of the most enjoyable activities in that class. I still have mine since they gave all the stuff we made when we were leaving middle school

I wish I could do this again. I did this in high school, and it was actually one of my favorite art projects. I had never heard of it before, so I was surprised with how well mine went! I think it’s because I was a more patient carver than my classmates. The carving went really well, but I screwed up applying the paint quite a few times. We had to make layered ones, so we carved the first layer, printed it, and then carved the same block further for the foreground of the print. So we couldn’t reuse our blocks like stamps because we basically ruined them all by the second carving. I can’t draw at all, but sculpting and carving actually works pretty well for me. Guess it’s time to invest in some carving tools...

It's such a traumatic event it's OK to cry jazza we got u lol

I LOVED doing this in school (even though I sucked at it) because it was just SO satisfying.

Love your vids! Would love to see you try printing on a gel plate!

I cut my finger during art class in 8th grade using one of those things right after our teacher told us not to. I started bleeding but played it off like it wasn't a big deal but it really hurt :00000

Can you make an art challenge where you try to use ALL of your colored markers in one single drawing?

2:21 the thinking bar killed me 😂

In GCSE art, we did block printing with blue link, ink and 2 rollers. So we got our lino, sculpted it, took our painting roller, roll the ink on, turn it upside down (ink side on the page), take our non painting roller, roll it on the back of the link and then peel it off. So there are definitely a lot of different way to block print.

*Before she watches him carving the lino* Me: He's probs gonna make his avatar first for practice Jazza: Draws avatar Me: Slaps forehead in disappointment Edit: Thanks for 73 likes!

"11 or 12 in high school" dang you smart jazza.

I would love to see you progress through this art form :)

I too, suffered an injury while cutting lino... those tools are extremely sharp. Small details, especially circles, are super hard to do

Somebody: i got my knee cut open Jazza: hold my copics

OMG YASSSS!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR U TO DO THIS!!!! I do lino block printing all the time and I'm so glad it's starting to gain more attention as a medium!!! I hope more RU-vid artists bring the attention this medium deserves!!! You rock Jazza!!!

Walking normaly on the street and BAM!! you've got jazzed!!

Hey since you’ve done this try some more multi block, or reduction prints. Maybe even try some woodcut relief! Also please turn your block not your tool around curves! The first few moments of this carve had me so nervous!!! If you want to make the jazzatar a stamp to keep, reinforce it with a slab of wood and add a handle! I also recommend using relief printmaking ink and a jig for registering accurately and consistently. Brayer instead of a sponge roller (which soaks up your ink/paint). Anyway would love to see more of this. As you seemed to enjoy it a lot and I absolutely love printmaking like this! (Particularly woodcut as it has a certain warm to it and is easier to do puzzle cut blocks like your final product! I recommend a 3 layer birch plywood with quick wood polymer for repairs :P )

Am I the only one that thinks if jazza took a different life path, he could look like Steve Erwin

Imagine jazza slaping his children whit the "MINE" sign and screaming at everybody who toches his children

No one: LITERALLY NO ONE: Jazza: cOcK pRiNtiNg

I kinda like your first one the best because it looks like it could be printed everywhere!

**WHO DID THIS AT SCHOOL?* I did

You should do a video where you create an art piece using all the different skills you have learned from Skill Share

The carving is satisfying

glad you decided to put gloves on. i did this as a project for my art class and i was pushing too hard on the foam thing and the stick stabbed into my skin hahahaha im fine tho i am immune to pain