How Do You Carve A Linoleum Block For Printing?
Making your own holiday cards is creative and fun – and it enables you to create an individual expression in a world of mass-produced products. Here’s how to prepare a block for printing. Check your design carefully – is it the right size? Check the spelling if there is text. Assess the text and the design. Put it aside for a while if you’re not sure you like it; change it if there’s anything you don’t like. Take the drawing and flip it over onto your linoleum block so that the pencil marks are face down on the block. Tape down the drawing if necessary. You want it to stay in place. Trace over your drawing from the back. Go over every line, dot, and shading. Transfer each separate color to a separate linoleum block, if you’re planning to print in more than one color. Lift the tracing paper off the block. The process of tracing should have transferred your design to the surface of the block. Put the drawing aside. Lay the linoleum block on a stable surface, and hold it in place with you
