I have just started linocut and i live in rural Australia, so all my learning has to be from books and on line. Thank you so much for an excellent video, learned several things, confirmed several things and watching the actual cutting was excellent and all in 5:32 minutes! :o)
Thanks Laura. Always fascinating to see how another artist works on Lino. I liked the idea of using Indian ink; I use a black marker pen which is just a guide. Helpful and interesting. Thanks for sharing your methods!
Hi ! I ordered the other day that same glasses from Aliexpress, They came today and work great ! I saw another more up to date video of yours talking about another glasses, but seems to be they are more expensive, so, I'll use this one. Thank you very much ! Cheers!
Thanks Laura always useful to hear artists' reasons for using particular ways of working. It would be interesting to see the finished print. I wonder how you are going to add the colour in the areas you have cut away?
Hi Chris glad this is useful - I will be dropping colour into this too and I'll certainly be showing finished results. If you want to see how it is going, you can see work in progress on facebook at Laura Boswell Printmaker
Jane Somerton ooh no don’t do that, it really doesn’t work and will bleed into the ink. Better to use carbon paper, leave it to ‘set’ for an hour or so and then clean thoroughly with white spirit. You’ll still need to do a couple of trash prints to get rid of the transfer.
Lol I realize it's been two years since you commented, but SAME! I had to turn the volume up because I was sure I was hearing the same kitty repeating 😂
I’ve searched so much to find a simple video like this that explains different tools and reasons to use. Very nice. What kind of worklamp is that? The temperature is quite nice, almost daylight. I’d like to find the same quality for my studio. Thank you!
hi - thanks for your comment - it is a 'site' light - the sort used by builders on worksites. Depending on where you live, you should be able to get one cheaply at a DIY store or buildings supply shop. I bought mine in the UK at Screwfix for about £25
Hi Laura. For finer lines, is it best not to cut too deep? I've found that if I go too deep, it makes some of the fine lines unstable and prone to breaking off.
I don’t have a brand name, but the square handled professional tools are stocked by Handprinted and Intaglio in the UK - they cost around £30 per tool.
