Linocut Workshop

Name: Linocut Workshop
Start: 2024-09-25T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-25T14:15:00+01:00
Location: Blue Bar, Porthtowan

Schedule

Wed Sep 25 2024 at 10:00 am to 02:15 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Blue Bar, Porthtowan | St Agnes, EN

This will be a relaxed session but packed full of information.
You will learn how to design a print, transfer it to a block and use the correct tools to cut. Then how to mix ink, roll it and how to get the right consistency and layers for a clean print. You will be hand burnishing on different papers. Finally (and quite crucially) you'll learn how to clean your block to preserve it for future use.
We'll begin with seeing how cutting tools work on different types of lino. Some are easier on the hands than others.
I'll show you how to create a test piece which can be used as a block print for a repeat pattern on fabric or for wrapping paper.
Then we will try a little more complicated design and print single colours on different papers by hand. There will be a selection of papers from the most delicate Japanese to more heavyweight ones. It's amazing what difference a paper can make.
I will bring a selection of printmaking books for inspiration and some of my prints to explain the difference between a one colour linocut, and then multi block and reduction methods.
If you like to plan a design ahead, work to around A5.
You will leave with your prints, cut blocks which you can use again and again, hopefully a smile on your face and a new found love of printmaking!
If you have any issues which you feel will need extra support on the day please let me know beforehand so that I can bring appropriate resources.