Place some white ink on a board an add just a tiny bit of a color.

Linoleum block printing multiple colors. Materials and tools you need to make a block print. Usually, each block is inked with a separate colour. Make a registration device or jig.

Did i use contrasting colors to make the two layers of information discernible? Starting with the lightest colour first, begin to print. I’ve been printing my hungry fish linocut which has a colour blend, or colour gradation, on one of the blocks.

Plus, linocut printmaking tips for artists, book. Typically, one prints from lightest to darkest color like in this example. This means he cut away what he.

Linoleum block printing can be done in one color, usually black, or in multiple colors, using a separate block for each color, or use the reduction method where only one. One of my favorite lino cut techniques is the reduction print method, when you use the same linoleum block to print multiple colors. For her linoleum block prints (linocuts), she cuts the image into sheets of battleship linoleum, rolls ink onto the surface, and prints the image onto paper using an etching press.

The block could be foam, linoleum or even wood. Start with the lightest possible value. I am planning on doing both a reduction block & multiple block print in the near future that will incorporate more than one colour into both.

Roll the ink on the board: The key to francis kafka's text lies in the wealth and clarity of the material he covers. Use a craft stick to mix the color.