I just started lino cut printing about a month ago so your series is timed perfectly for me. I watch these over and over again....great info....helping me come up to speed quickly....THANKS!!
Thank you for this. I am taking a printmaking class and was hoping there was a way to do this at home without a press. Glad it is possible and also not seemingly difficult. :)
I've made my first linocut block and I'm almost ready to print. I'm curious about the ink on the block. Should it be cleaned after printing? Your series is really informative. I will return to it again as I work to develop my skills. Thanks!
Well hell. I was going to teach myself to hand chisel/carve brass, then was randomly sent to your channel from an old AvE video. Now I kind of want to do this instead.
Depending on the severity, you can often use a soft eraser, to remove bits of excess ink, or use an blade to lightly scrape it off. Some paper will allow this without leaving a blemish, but others will be ruined, so it's a case by case basis. Often the little marks here and there give it character.
Hi there, is there a video 7 where you show us how to line up the colours and the different blocks? I think your very informative and it has helped me lots, many thanks - Shaun
I normally print on Rives BFK. In a case like that where you want it to go back to the paper color: my first go-to is a clean white polymer eraser. Then if that doesn't work I'll use a sandpaper eraser. If you don't have a sandpaper eraser on hand you can also take an x-acto blade and carefully scrape it away (the last two may leave a bit of a fuzzy texture)
