Linocut and Reduction Printmaking: Design and Techniques

by Laura Boswell

This beautiful book reveals the astonishing flexibility and creative possibilities of the linocut printmaking technique. Written by a leading and innovative linocut printmaker, it focuses on the reduction printing technique and gives detailed, practical help to choosing and using tools and materials, plus generous creative advice on designing specifically for linocut. With over 300 lavish illustrations, it is sure to inspire every aspiring and experienced printmaker to pick up their blade and start cutting. Divided into three parts, this book introduces the reader to the infinite possibilities of working with traditional artist's lino. Explains the tools and materials you'll need, as well as vital techniques such as sharpening your tools and installing a printing press. There is instruction on how to draft a design and transfer it to lino, ready for cutting and printing. Finally, there are step-by-step sequences to ten different prints, broken down into layers and showing the build-up of colours.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

Published May 24, 2022

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

An in-depth treatment of linocut techniques with many practical tips and detailed discussion of the pros and cons of materials. This will still hold useful information and inspiration for people who already have some experience with lino prints.

I especially enjoyed the discussion of how you can play with the same print block to achieve quite different results, depending on which inks you use and how you apply them. This is something that I find very appealing about this art technique but see rarely mentioned.