Start linocut printing
Carve a picture into a block of lino, roll ink over it and press paper on top. Every pull of the paper is a little reveal. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first print.
Space neededA kitchen table
First projectA card in an afternoon
Skill levelBeginner friendly
Good forDoodlers, teens and adults
The video that hooks everyone
A two-color linocut, from carving to print
A linocut printed in two colors, from carving the design into the block by hand to pulling the prints. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It's a cutter, a block, a roller and a tube of ink.
Starter kit
01Lino cutter setA handle with a few blades: a thin V and a couple of U shapes.
02Lino blocks, 4 x 6 in.Two or three. Soft-cut blocks are easiest for a first print.
03Water-based block printing inkOne tube of black. It washes up with soap and water.
04Brayer (ink roller), 4 in.Rolls a thin, even coat of ink onto the block.
05Inking plateA sheet of acrylic or glass with taped edges to roll ink on.
06Wooden spoon or barenRub the back of the paper to print.
07Smooth paper or blank cardsPrintmaking paper or plain card stock.
08Bench hookA board with a stop bar that holds the block while you carve.
09Pencil + permanent markerDraw the design, then mark what stays.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Carving toward your other handAlways push the blade away from you, with your other hand behind it or on the far side of the bench hook. Lino tools slip.
- 2Forgetting it prints backwardThe print is a mirror of the block. Draw letters and numbers backward, or they print backward.
- 3Too much inkA thick coat fills your fine lines and makes blotchy prints. Roll it thin, until it looks like velvet.
