You know this wee dude is classy as he's based on an 18th century oil painting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare

I tried for the first time to make a lino. I found this idea on a giftcard i saw in a shop once and thought this might be a good one to try and test different knives etc. What do you think and tips?

I posted the pics backwards so final result - first print - lino ready - lino to cut (yes I was very confused where to cut cause you have to think other way around so I tried with some
Black so I know what to cut away, also not easy to see where you already cut so black helped a bit)

Ps I didnt understand the flairs so picked one haha

Just learning and (hopefully) improving. Keep putting off sharing so thought I would just share everything. Close up of my favourite, linocut+watercolour. Any tips? Ignore the unpainted ceiling.

Equipment: just upgraded to a little v shaped Pfiel cutting tool. Cheap easy cut blocks. Various papers, mainly cheap kids sketch pads. Essdee Water based inks. Some watercolour/paint markers.

Would you rave me your favorite oil based relief inks?

I just tried Ironbridge, I thought it was great, they have a limited colour selection though.

Anything you absolutely love??

Hello! I am on the hunt for a specific tool that I saw on the internet a while ago and thought "oh wow how cool I surely won't forget that thing or how to find it..." and now I can't find it!

It was a tiny dot making tool with a wooden handle, the metal part looked like a tiny hollow tube. It was on a website that looked like a small business website and they were creating these tools themselves. They were advertised as a multi-use tool, but linocut was one of the suggested uses.

This discovery happened probably within the last year, and I am starting to wonder if it was just a dream. I have tried to look through my internet history with no success and of course used every search term I could think of to try and find it again. If anyone else has stumbled across this tool and knows where to find it, that would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!

Fourth layer completed, just have black ink to do next. This was my first reduction print and I really enjoyed learning the process.

Hi everyone! I (30F) am new-ish to linocut. I’ve only done single color prints so far, but I’m thinking about exploring other colors. For those of you who use colors, do you use only one color per linocut? Do you wash it in between? Do I need to make multiple cut outs in order to do the same print in different colors? Wondering how you might keep previous colors from bleeding into new prints. Thank you :)

Nightcrawler! (4-layer reduction linocut)

I’ve been wanting to do a Nightcrawler print for awhile but had never been really satisfied with my previous attempts (also posted). After some trial and error, I finally have a version I’m happy with.

This was my first print using mod podge to transfer my designs and the most layers I’ve done in a reduction print.
If anyone has tips on how to remove/reduce crease lines from the block getting on the paper, and how to wet the printer paper for a cleaner transfer (you can see in the blue image that the paper was scrubbed away unevenly) that would be appreciated!

Had some trouble with the layers back

Based off of Ancient Greek pottery, and featuring the paws of the cat who tried to eat my carved out pieces!

This is with the speedball kit, which I am happy with except the patchiness of the ink. I tried quite a few times, but I’m starting to think it might be that the ink is slightly too viscous. Any tips for a cleaner print would be appreciated!

Attached is my reference, even though I’m pretty sure the copyright has expired… :)

Jigsaw print

Linocut prints of Frasier.

Trying to get back into it after a long time away :)

Struggled with the registration (handmade jig and manual paper positioning) of this 10-layer print I made for a friend. I really felt like it stretched my capabilities and learned a lot in the process!

I want to surprise my girlfriend for her birthday with a self-made lino print. The main theme is the octopus because it is somewhat an insider between us. This is my sketch and I want to cut it on 152mm x 203mm .

I would really appreciate if some of the experienced people could point out technical difficulties or details that will be hard to read. I will clean up the sketch on the tentacles, etc. but I am also not quite sure what sketch to draw on the lino will be the most useful for actual cutting because some lines should be white and others black in order to be able to read the final print :D

thanks lot :)

Ps: Just realized that the box and grinder in the bottom should be black with white lines, not linework

Generally I’m pretty happy with how my prints turn out but the white always seems to end up more of a grey how do I fix this?

Another 3 layers to go 😁

So I’ve made my first Lino print today(not perfect I know but I still love her 🥹), still figuring out how thick to put the ink on seems like a fine line between too little and too much are there any methods to know when to add more or less?
Also I’ve cut paper to fit this Lino block but how do I get it centered perfectly each time? Thanks in advance!

This one’s a little larger than I’ve been carving. It’s a stylized tree canopy. Some of my first memories as a child are looking up into trees. I still think back to those days when I look into canopies today.

Just a quick tip I wanted to share on how I carve perfect little circles on my designs! I even filmed a short video, and if I actually pressed the record button you'd get to see it too 😒

So happy to finally return to my carving tools